MedStar Health Blog

The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. And for some women with hereditary factors, the risk of breast cancer is two to five times higher.  For so...

MedStar Health Research Institute investigators and patients are participating in an exciting national study to determine whether low-risk DCIS breast cancer is  better treated with standard canc...

If you’re ready to quit smoking, there are proven ways to give up the habit—and electronic cigarettes are not one of them.  In fact, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently issued a l...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States.  The American Cancer Society estimates that there are 268,490 men diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022. Although...

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may be overwhelmed with emotions, information, and treatment decisions. You may have met multiple breast cancer specialists at different times and in ...

MedStar Health Research Institute investigators examine VR technology for pain management.   In the interdisciplinary practice of palliative care, we help patients cope with the symptoms of serio...