Plan for £20m city cancer clinic

Plans have been unveiled for a new £20m cancer clinic in Hampshire.

The clinic at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth aims to allow non-invasive, early diagnosis of cancer cells and tumours.

Private medical company Euromedic UK has submitted a planning application for the centre, which aims to treat 46,000 NHS and private patients a year.

The centre will include a PET-CT scanner, which allows doctors to see inside the human body.

Southampton cancer specialist Dr Charles Hamilton, said: "This clinic can only enhance Southampton's growing reputation as a major force in oncology."

Mark Smith, managing director of Euromedic UK, said the company planned to expand the centres around the UK.

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