Bone cancer
Bone cancer, also called skeletal cancer, is a rare cancer that begins in the cells of your bones. You may need blood tests and imaging studies to diagnose these cancers. Your treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
Bone and soft tissue cancer care in Denver
We take care of you with the latest bone cancer treatments, supporting your cancer journey.
Facing bone cancer can feel overwhelming. HCA HealthONE Physicians gives you access to industry-leading expertise, technology and medication. We also become a part of your support system and help you make care-related decisions.
Related specialties
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Types of bone cancer we treat
Our specialists have expertise in multiple types of bone cancer, including:
- Bone, joint or muscle tumors
- Bone cysts
- Chondrosarcoma
- Enchondromas
- Ewing’s sarcoma
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Giant cell tumors
- Lipomas
- Metastatic bone cancer
- Multiple myelomas
- Osteochondromas
- Osteosarcoma
- Paget’s disease
- Soft tissue sarcoma
Bone cancer treatments we offer
Our team is made up of the top experts in each area, and they collaborate to provide you with multidisciplinary, customized treatment.
Limb-sparing treatment
While we focus on "life over limb," our team will try to spare your limb while treating sarcoma if we determine you're a good candidate. Some of these techniques have been established and advanced by our very own surgeons. Limb-sparing procedures we perform include:
- Allograft
- Custom implant designs
- Foam metal technologies
- Growing prosthetics for children
- Innovative amputation techniques
- Soft-tissue reconstruction options
We also offer limb reconstruction surgery for those people who we determine are a good candidate for it. And if you're in a situation where you need a prosthetic limb, our specialists can help you with that, as well.
Pelvic stabilization
Pelvic deterioration is a significant concern if your pelvic muscles weaken due to having bone cancer. This can also happen if you get radiation therapy for cancer in another part of your body. Our pioneering interventional radiologists created a novel surgical technique to stabilize your hip bones.
Percutaneous pelvic stabilization is a minimally invasive treatment that can improve your quality of life. This might be a good option if you've lost mobility or if you're in constant pain from diseased or exposed bone. Your treatment plan might also include tumor ablation, orthopedic screw stabilization and bone cement.
Cancers that originate in other parts of your body like the breast, prostate, or colon can spread to your bones — weakening them, causing fractures and causing pain. If bone cancer or osteoporosis has destroyed large portions of your bone, our surgeons can use bone cement as a substitute for normal bone. We place screws in the bone that's left and build a bridge between the screws and your healthy bone to rebuild your pelvis.
Benefits of this minimally invasive surgery include:
- Fast recovery
- Minimal scarring
- Short hospital stay
- Small incisions