Construction has begun for the ACT’s $44.6 million Capital Region Cancer Centre, which will offer services to the ACT and surrounding regions of NSW.

 

The new centre will comprise over 5,000 square metres of floor space across five levels to expand services currently provided at the Canberra Hospital, including ambulatory, medical oncology, cancer psychosocial, rehabilitation, clinical haematology and immunology as well as teaching and research facilities.


“When the Capital Region Cancer Centre opens, it will service around half a million people across the ACT and surrounding regions of New South Wales,” Federal Minister for Health Nicola Roxon said.

 

“When completed in late 2013, the new cancer centre will improve cancer treatment in the ACT by drawing together and integrating cancer services including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, haematology, immunology, and research and teaching programs within a single five-storey building on the Canberra Hospital campus,” ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said.

 

The Capital Region Cancer Centre was one component of a $560 million program to improve access to cancer services and support in regional areas of Australia, and is part of a $2 billion Australian Government initiative to build a world-class cancer care system.