MedStar Health Blog

In 2023, stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, accounted for about 1.4% of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the U.S., with an estimated 26,500 new cases diagnosed. Globally, it represents the 5t...

Within the last ten years, advances in cancer treatments have begun to offer more hope than ever before. One such treatment is immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight dis...

Every year, 14,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. In addition, 4,000 women will die from it every year, according to the American Cancer Society. The good news is that routine screenings a...

For the thousands of women in the U.S. who will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer this year, new guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) offer a glimpse at the most advanc...

In a narrative review published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers highlight successful, evidence-based interventions to help alleviate disparities in gynecologic oncology.   Study afte...

MedStar Health is participating in two studies that could reveal new treatments for recurrent endometrial cancer, bringing state-of-the-art medications to participating patients in the D.C. area. &nb...