article_snippet.sent: Professor McVie said: 'This is an exciting and important development of the provision of cancer treatment in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: As things stand, patients who benefit from this treatment have to go abroad for treatment, often at great expense to NHS. '
article_snippet.sent: The creation of these centres will go a long way to ensuring the very best of treatment is available in the UK.'
article_snippet.sent: More than 400 patients have been sent abroad since 2008 - most of these children - at an average cost of £100,000 per patient. '
article_snippet.sent: There are more than 150,000 people treated for cancer each year in the UK and the demand for treatment is growing. '