MedStar Health Blog

MedStar Georgetown will soon offer proton therapy as part of our suite of comprehensive cancer treatments.The new proton therapy system is an innovative, highly precise form of radiation therapy.

Dr. Furlong discusses the risks of smoking and how lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. However, it is also among the most preventable.

Doctors are seeing more patients with thyroid cancer in the last 30 years, as data from the American Cancer Society show. Thyroid cancer is the fastest-growing cancer diagnosis in the United Sta...

Cutting-edge cryoablation therapy helped Eleni beat her esophageal cancer. Since receiving cryotherapy, she has gone nine months cancer-free!

Dominic Nwanji has loved playing basketball since he was a child. “It means everything to me,” says the 28-year-old. “When I play, any stress, concerns, deadlines or anything going on in my life take...

Emily and Neil Kishter’s philanthropic partnership with MedStar Georgetown began with a commitment to improving patient care and waiting areas. Just recently, the Kishters became the first $1 million donors to the new medical/surgical pavilion project.