MedStar Health Blog

Kidney (renal) cancer is on the rise. In Washington, D.C. alone, 100 to 150 people a year are expected to be diagnosed with this disease. That number doesn’t include potential new cases in our ...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, with 9,500 people in the U.S. diagnosed each day. Fortunately, it’s also the most preventable. Here are some things you can do to reduce your ris...

Over the past 10 or 15 years, uterine cancer cases have steadily increased in the United States. This year alone, an estimated 65,620 women will be diagnosed with this condition. Average age of diag...

In 2015, then 69-year-old Willie M. Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. A simple lumpectomy removed her tumor and a five-year dose of the oral medication, Anastrozole, was prescribed. The retired...

When you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, a second opinion can give you the information you need to make the best decisions about your cancer treatment. And, when you get a second opinion using vi...

Did you know that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer? And, even more concerning, it often goes unrecognized. Understanding signs and symptoms can help you determine whether that spot on yo...