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For rural Coloradans, traveling to Denver for cancer treatment is incredibly inconvenient. Thankfully, cutting-edge care is spreading to less populous parts of the state.

Fighting cancer is a tough task, but people living in Denver have long been able to count on having the best weapons for the battle within a few minutes’ reach. That hasn’t been the case for rural Coloradans, who sometimes have had to make long treks to Denver or Salt Lake City to receive appropriate care. “You really don’t want to get in a car after a heavy dose of chemotherapy,” says Chris Thomas, president and CEO of Community Hospital in Grand Junction, “and drive hours back home.” For Coloradans living on the Western Slope and in the southern part of the state, care that had typically only been available in urban areas is finally making its way to the countryside. Thomas’ Community Hospital, for example, opened the $54 million…

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5280 Health (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025

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