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August 28, 2026If cancer is common in your family or a loved one has been newly diagnosed, you know that the emotional weight can be heavy. It’s natural to feel anxious about what a family history of cancer might m...
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April 20, 2018By MedStar Team
Cancer doctors used to think of cancer treatment in terms of extending patients’ lives by a few more months or years. Now, thanks to a better understanding of many kinds of cancer and mor...
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April 06, 2018“Has my cancer spread?” After a woman has had the time she needs to process a cancer diagnosis, this tends to be one of her first questions.The process of a cancer spreading is called metastasis. When...
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March 29, 2018By MedStar Health Research Institute
Educational intervention by community health workers was found to have a positive impact on perceptions of mammogram safety and efficacy in breast health and cancer awareness, recent research from the...
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March 20, 2018Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death among cancers that affect both men and women. However, it’s also one of the most preventable cancers thanks to advances in colonoscop...
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March 15, 2018By MedStar Team
Every patient who’s being treated for cancer should talk to their oncologist about the risk of heart-related complications. We’ve learned a lot in recent years about which cancer tre...
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March 12, 2018My friend was in her mid-50s and, like me, she worked in health care. She was a busy mom and was very involved in church. My friend was diagnosed with colorectal cancer just five months before s...
