Ceylinco's sophisticated Cancer Treatment Centre rises above ground

NEW PROJECT: The six-storey Ceylinco Cancer Treatment Centre, a Rs. 500 million investment will bring to the country the latest equipment and techniques for cancer treatment, including Brachytherapy (short distance radiation treatment) and Radioactive Iodine Treatment.

A concrete bunker with walls 1.5 metres (4.8 feet) thick and an even thicker concrete slab under construction in Colombo 2 barely gets a second glance from passers-by who are unaware that in a few months time, this unique structure will be the heart of the most advanced private cancer treatment facility in Sri Lanka.

Almost 90 per cent complete, this 1600 square foot bunker built to precise specifications approved by the Atomic Energy Authority will house Sri Lanka's first Linear Accelerator, the 'Gold Standard' in the delivery of accurate, intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of many forms of cancer.

"We are making good progress with this ground-breaking project," said R. Renganathan, Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd., (CHSL) the Ceylinco Life subsidiary that will own and manage the Centre. "On completion in August 2007, it will be the benchmark for private cancer treatment in Sri Lanka."