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Victorian Opposition Leader pledges $10.4 million for proton beam therapy to treat cancer at Peter MacCallum Centre

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Victoria’s state opposition has pledged $10.4 million to establish proton beam therapy at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, as pressure to bring the lifesaving cancer treatment to Australia.

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