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The administrators of the former Chartered Bank staff pension fund donated \u20ac9.5 mln to the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre (BOCOC), used to replace three linear accelerators.<\/p>\n
A linear accelerator (LINAC) aims radiation at cancer tumours with pinpoint accuracy, sparing nearby healthy tissue. It\u2019s used to deliver several types of external beam radiation therapy.<\/p>\n
Chartered Bank\u2019s Cyprus operations were taken over by Bank of Cyprus in 1982, absorbing the entire workforce and enhancing the local bank\u2019s position as the leading lender on the island.<\/p>\n
Announcing the donation, Bank of Cyprus CEO Panicos Nicolaou said that the bank, that established the oncology centre 25 years ago, has to date contributed \u20ac70 mln.<\/p>\n
In 2022, the bank and its fund-raising efforts contributed \u20ac1.12 mln to BOCOC, with Nicolaou saying the 2023 donation was double that amount.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed,\u201d he added, \u201cto contribute increased funds for the coming years as well so that the [oncology] centre can implement its plans to expand its infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 55,000 patients have been treated at the BOCOC since its establishment by Bank of Cyprus and the government in 1998, 60% of diagnosed cancer cases on the island during the past 25 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The former Chartered Bank staff pension fund donated \u20ac9.5 million to the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre (BOCOC) to replace three linear accelerators. The Bank of Cyprus CEO announced that the bank has contributed a total of \u20ac70 million to the oncology center over the past 25 years. The center has treated over 55,000 patients since its establishment in 1998, accounting for 60% of diagnosed cancer cases on the island during the past 25 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[39,527,528,529,530,33,3,415,73,148],"class_list":["post-2308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-bank-of-cyprus","tag-bank-of-cyprus-oncology-centre","tag-bococ","tag-ceo-panicos-nicolaou","tag-chartered-bank","tag-companies","tag-cyprus","tag-government","tag-life-society","tag-local"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n