MedStar Health Blog

Research underway at MedStar Health Research Institute will empower patients with a new tool to help them decide whether to have radioactive iodine therapy after thyroid cancer surgery.   Thyroi...

A 2022 study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found a possible association between frequent use of chemical hair straightening products and developing uterine cancer.&nbs...

If you have a significant smoking history, lung cancer screenings are the best way to monitor for signs of cancer before they appear, often leading to early treatment and even a cure. Some people dela...

The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. And for some women with hereditary factors, the risk of breast cancer is two to five times higher.  For so...

MedStar Health Research Institute investigators and patients are participating in an exciting national study to determine whether low-risk DCIS breast cancer is  better treated with standard canc...

If you’re ready to quit smoking, there are proven ways to give up the habit—and electronic cigarettes are not one of them.  In fact, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently issued a l...