Specialized Programs - Oncology

Decades of pediatric expertise and comprehensive treatment and support services make Children's Hospital Colorado Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders an outstanding choice for the treatment of all forms of childhood and adolescent cancers. Our staff provides treatment and close follow-up to more than 780 patients each year, and the clinic has more than 12,000 visits annually. As a principal member of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the Center actively participates in the latest treatment protocols and collaborative research designed to improve our understanding of cancer and its treatment. We believe that better outcomes are the result of being treated in a facility with such vast experience.

Clinical Services

• Outpatient infusion center with specialized staffing for high acuity care
• Consultation and second opinions
• Comprehensive care for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer
• School re-introduction program
• Referral to home infusion services and professional services
• Butterfly and Hospice program
• Consultation regarding complimentary and alternative therapies for cancer
• Propofol clinic (a specialized anesthesia clinic for children having painful procedures)

Clinics

• Oncology
• Orthopedic-Oncology
• Helping Oncology Patients Excel (H.O.P.E.) Clinic (survivors’ clinic)
• Neuro-Oncology
• Bone marrow transplant
• Experimental Therapeutics Program (Investigational new drugs)
• Adolescent and Young Adult
• Neurofibromatosis
• Retinoblastoma
• Spanish-speaking care team and family services

Patient and Family Support Programs

• Adolescent and young adult groups
• Bereavement
• Look Good…Feel Better^® program for adolescents and young adults
• Wish Programs
• Parent support groups (in English and Spanish)
• Patient support groups (including music therapy)
• Camp programs for patients, siblings and families
  • Project Challenge ski program
  • Robbie’s friends
  • Sibling Retreat
  • Wilderness program
• Lodging assistance
• Butterfly and hospice programs

Specialized Surgical Services

• Liver, kidney, eye, head and neck, cardiac, bowel, bladder, etc.
• Minimally invasive procedures (thorascopy/laparoscopy; image-guided techniques)
• Neurosurgery; stereotactic techniques
• Orthopedic (limb preservation)
• Retinoblastoma treatments which include laser therapy, thermotherapy and cryotherapy
• Special resection techniques
• Venous access

Subspecialty consultation/management expertise in every area is available 24 hours per day.