Thursday, January 13, 2011

Radiation therapy centre opens

 Health Minister Andreas Loverdos on Wednesday inaugurated the first radiation therapy centre specifically for child cancer victims in Greece at the Aglaia Kyriakou children's hospital in Athens.

    The new centre was built with money raised by 'Floga', the association of parents of children with cancer, and seeks to improve cancer treatment for children in Greece.

    Until now, children and teens received radiation therapy in centres designed for adults that often used older technology equipment leading to serious side effects, made even more severe for young people whose tissues were still developing.






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