Why Choose the University of Colorado Cancer Center for Brain Tumor Treatment?

We Specialize in Brain 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 colleagues at The Children’s Hospital  treat pediatric brain tumors.

Because we are sub-specialized in cancers of brain and nervous system, we have treated the most common and the rarest types of cancer. We simply have more experience than other centers, and more experience means better outcomes.

• 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 brain tumors
• We are supported by world experts in the microscopic classification of brain cancers and experts in the interpretation of X-rays, CTs, PET/CTs and other scans-UCCC pathologists
• We offer second opinions on brain tumors
• We are at the leading edge of developing new and promising treatments  for brain tumor

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 35^th 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