Why Choose the University of Colorado Cancer Center for Bone Cancer Treatment?
We Specialize in Bone Cancers
There are more than 100 different types of cancer. To ensure that we are always leading care at the cutting edge, UCCC has expert teams that each specialize in a small number of different cancer types.
- Our bone cancer program is one of only two in the region that specialize in treatment adults with bone cancer. Our colleagues at The Children’s Hospital treat pediatric bone cancers.
- Bennie Lindeque, MD, PhD, head of orthopedic oncology and an orthopedic surgeon, is a nationally recognized expert in treating bone tumors, bone infections and soft tissue sarcomas. He has experience treating hundreds of people each year.
- Anthony Elias, MD, a medical oncologist who specializes in sarcoma, is also the Cancer Center’s Associate Director for Clinical Research. He is passionate about making as many developing treatments available to patients as is feasible.
Because we are sub-specialized in cancers of the bones and joints, we have treated the most common and the rarest types of cancer.
- Our team is a highly successful multidisciplinary clinical group that includes outstanding surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists
- We specialize only in the treatment of bone cancers
- We are supported by world experts in the microscopic classification of GI cancers and experts in the interpretation of X-rays, CTs, PET/CTs and other scans-UCCC pathologists
- We offer second opinions on bone cancers
- We are at the leading edge of developing new and promising treatments for bone cancer. Dr. Lindeque’s research includes:
- Improving treatment of cartilage tumors
- Determining better methods of limb salvage surgery
- Developing bacterial profiles of patients to detect sources of infections
We’re the Region’s Only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Colorado Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Rocky Mountain Region—and one of only 39 in the United States.
This designation means that we are recognized as leaders in providing outstanding cancer care and cancer-related education, and in driving new research. No other cancer center in the region offers the expertise we do.
We’re Part of a Larger Collaborative Team
In addition to reviewing information from outside doctors, all our doctors can:
- Instantly access computerized records within the University of Colorado system
- Instantly see all consultations and tests conducted within the University of Colorado Hospital system
- Easily make referrals between different types of doctor within the University of Colorado Hospital system, covering all specialties from A to Z
We Offer Access to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Some patients choose to complement their medical treatment with lifestyle changes and other benefits available through our doctor-led Center for Integrative Medicine.
We Offer Comprehensive Patient Support
You will find the support you need through the Monfort Cancer Resource Center, our membership in the Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Centers of Excellence Program, and the Cancer Information and Counseling Line.
We’re One of the Nation’s Best Cancer Centers
U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s adult patient care center at University of Colorado Hospital among the best cancer programs in the nation.
- In 2007, we ranked 35th overall and among the ten best in the West
- 5280 Magazine consistently votes our cancer doctors among the best in Colorado
- We have more cancer doctors listed among Best Doctors in America than any other cancer center in the region