Shaw Cancer Care Center Overview

The Shaw Cancer Care Center is the choice for high quality, compassionate cancer care. The Shaw is the only cancer center that serves residents and second home owners in the central Rockies, primarily serving Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, Lake, Summit and Routt counties. Cancer patients receive a personalized regimen of advanced technological cancer treatments and alternative cancer treatments managed by a nationally recognized medical staff.  Family members and/or caregivers of a cancer patient receive peace of mind that their loved one will be getting the best cancer treatments available in a warm, caring environment that is dedicated to the treatment of the body and mind.  When it comes time to consider the needs of a cancer patient, consider all that The Shaw has to offer:

• Full Accreditation by American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
• Full Service Medical and Radiation Oncology Services.
• Treatment of all cancer sites.
• Specialized programs for treating cancers of the prostate and breast as well as gynecological cancers.
• A multimedia Educational Oncology Resource Library for patients and healthcare providers.
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), the most advanced form of cancer radiation therapy available which treats cancer while maximizing the ability to spare normal, healthy tissue.
• GE Advantage CT-Scan Simulator for accurate and efficient cancer treatment planning.
• Multidisciplinary approach to clinical treatments.
• Complementary Medicine and Supportive Cancer Services.
• On-site laboratory services.
• A therapeutic environment, psychosocial rehabilitation and patient/family counseling.
• Community outreach programs, cancer screenings, and educational seminars.
• The cancer center contributes to cancer treatment research through clinical trials and follows national cancer treatment protocols.
• Jack’s House: on-site, over-night living accommodations for patients while they are receiving treatments.

Additionally, the Shaw Cancer Care Center has been specifically designed to provide a comforting, safe healing environment accented by cascading waterfalls, healing gardens, soothing music, comfortable furnishings and the ever-present inspiring Rocky Mountains.