Breast Cancer Patient is first to be treated with Proton Beam Therapy in the UK The first patient to be treated with high energy proton beam therapy for breast cancer in the UK commenced treatment this week at the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales. Jan Johnson from Swansea was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2018. After researching various treatment options from chemotherapy to proton beam therapy, Ms. Johnson made the decision to pursue proton…

Wales, 7th March 2017: Wales is to have some of the most advanced cancer treatments in the UK when The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales opens its doors, Mike Moran, chief executive officer of Proton Partners International, told BioWales today.   Proton Partners International Ltd, the company building a series of oncology centres known as The Rutherford Cancer Centres, will complete the building of its first centre within weeks. The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales will initially offer radiotherapy, chemotherapy…

15th June 2016: Proton Partners International will deliver a cancer network for the UK to improve treatment, care, survival and research, said its Chief Executive Officer Mike Moran. Speaking at the International Festival for Business (IFB) 2016 in Liverpool, Mr Moran discussed Proton Partners’ progress in bringing three proton beam therapy centres to the UK and the importance of making the treatment more available for patients across the country. There are currently no operational high-energy proton beam therapy facilities in…

 18th January 2016: The creation of the UK’s first proton beam therapy cancer treatment centre took a significant step forward today as work officially began on the site. Edwina Hart, the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport for the Welsh Government, visited the site to mark the beginning of the construction of the centre which is expected to be operational by 2017. The centre will be situated at the Celtic Springs Business Park in Newport. Proton Partners also plan to…