MedStar Health Blog

Cancer of the pancreas is challenging to treat, and survival rates historically have been low as a result. Yet new treatments on the horizon offer an exciting opportunity to help patients live longer...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, but innovative treatments offer more hope to patients with the disease than ever before. This is especially true for patients with lung cancer in ear...

This article was written by Hannah Arem, PhD, and Claire Starling, MPH.   Our research, published in JAMA Network Open, finds significant clinical improvements in insomnia symptoms among patient...

While most liver lesions aren’t cancer, benign cysts and hemangiomas can be challenging to diagnose and treat. That’s why it’s important to get screened if you are at risk for liver cancer—the earlie...

A new MedStar Health national survey found that the majority of women aged 40 and older are not getting their yearly mammogram, as recommended by the American College of Radiology. Mammograms are cri...

This phase III interventional, randomized, open-label trial investigates the safety and efficacy of a new second-line treatment for advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Treating advanced or metastat...