MedStar Health News

The Miracle of the "Abscopal Effect"   A lung cancer patient experiences a "miracle" after receiving targeted radiation under the direction of his oncologist, Dr. Suman Rao, MD. The miracle, the ...

“It was like someone had hit me in the chest and knocked me over,” said colon cancer survivor Cheryl “Cee” Alston, after finding out she had cancer. “It was so devastating to find out that my symptoms...

Valerie Calhoun feels like she’s back.  After an exhausting battle with breast cancer, she has thrown her wigs to the back of her closet, she is active in her church again and she is scheduling ...

When you make an appointment to visit the MedStar Women’s Specialty Center in Leonardtown, our team of doctors and providers experienced in women’s health will make sure you get the care ...

A small phase I study provides molecular evidence that an FDA-approved drug for leukemia significantly increased brain dopamine and reduced toxic proteins linked to disease progression in patients with Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies.

Genetic counselor Emily Kulchinsky explains Lynch Syndrome and its link to cancer.