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April 11, 2025
For patients with certain types of cancers, brachytherapy can provide a precise, less invasive treatment to a limited area of the body, reducing radiation exposure to healthy tissue. Now, a new techn...
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November 15, 2016
By Cheryl Hughes, Licensed clinical social worker, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
At every stage in your journey with cancer, you are likely to have uncertainties or worries. Your doctor can help to allay some of these fears and let you know the impact that cancer treatment may hav...
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November 10, 2016
When you’ve been through breast cancer and have weathered the storm of diagnosis and treatment, it’s normal to want nothing more than to climb back ashore and reclaim your former life.Many cancer surv...
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November 08, 2016
As a loving husband and devoted father, Earl always took his physical health seriously. He never smoked, scheduled annual physicals and went to the dentist regularly. He was doing everything he could ...
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November 01, 2016
By MedStar Team
Most women with early-stage breast cancer discover the disease only after screening with a mammogram. Symptoms may not present in a dramatic or noticeable way, so women diagnosed with early-stage brea...
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October 27, 2016
Cathy Kalimon comes from a family with a strong medical background. Her father was a physician, and Cathy herself spent more than 20 years as an ophthalmic technician. Having this background has alway...
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October 25, 2016
By Cheryl Hughes, Licensed clinical social worker, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
One of the first thoughts many patients have after learning they have cancer is, “How do I tell my children?”At first, you may be inclined to avoid the question altogether. This is understandable; you...