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Brain Cancer

One Team. One Focus. Life.

Brain and spinal cord tumors are masses of abnormal cells within the brain and/or spinal cord. Brain tumors rarely spread to other parts of the body, however, most can spread through the brain tissue. Because brain tumors, even benign masses, can grow and destroy normal brain tissue, most cases are referred to as brain tumors, rather than brain cancer. The main concerns for brain and spinal cord tumors are the rate at which they grow, how fast they are spreading, their location, and if they can be removed. Although malignant tumors are more rare than benign brain tumors, benign cases can be just as dangerous. Their ability to grow and create pressure on the brain can make them life-threatening.

At Rocky Mountain Oncology Center, we understand how hard it can be to choose the perfect team for the treatment of brain and spinal cancer. It’s important to have the very latest treatment options with highly trained professionals in a comfortable and caring setting, close to your home. You deserve exceptional and compassionate care and Rocky Mountain Oncology Center will be an integral part of your journey to survivorship.

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How We Treat Brain Cancer

At Rocky Mountain Oncology, we use radiation therapy to deliver a fast and high-quality treatment with comfort and convenience. Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-rays that target specific cancer sites. Radiation may be used to destroy cancer cells, relieve symptoms associated with cancer and/or prevent the cancer from returning. Your treatment is custom-tailored and unique to your diagnosis, tumor size, location and involvement. Your radiation oncologist (a doctor who specializes in treating cancer with radiation) will review all available treatment options and recommend a personalized plan for you based on national guidelines, which guide all cancer treatments. Radiation therapy is used either alone or in combination with other treatments such as chemotherapy, hyperthermia and surgery.

Radiation can be delivered either from outside the body with a machine called a linear accelerator (external beam radiation) or from a radiation source implanted permanently or temporarily in the body (brachytherapy).

Benefits of Radiation Therapy:

  • Pain Free Treatment Delivery
  • Non-Invasive
  • Custom Tailored Treatment Plan
  • Little to No Side Effects
  • Immediate Return to Daily Activities
  • Minimal Radiation Exposure to Adjacent Healthy Tissue

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We know you have a choice about where you get your cancer care but we hope you’ll choose us.

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Surrounded by a team of cancer care experts

We’ve assembled a highly skilled team of doctors, physician assistants, nurses and radiation therapists to take care of you. Because we want to minimize your worries, we also provide you with access to a financial counselor, a genetic counselor, massage and acupuncture therapists, volunteers and support staff – all of whom, live in your community. We are grateful that you trust us to take care of you. We promise to treat you like we would want one of our beloved family members – our patients describe our cancer center as “like being home”.

Your Rocky Mountain cancer care team is here to answer your questions, help ease your concerns and partner with you during every step of your treatment. And knowing that your specialized care team is close to home is as important to us as it is to you.

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We know you have a choice about where you get your cancer care but we hope you’ll choose us.