MedStar Health Blog

Breast cancer remains a significant concern for many women, as one in eight will face a diagnosis in her lifetime. However, a diagnosis doesn't signify an end but rather a new journey filled with cho...

Research at MedStar Health Research Institute and throughout the U.S. is revealing novel strategies to advance treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, which is one of the most complex and elusive...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with approximately one in eight men receiving a diagnosis at some point in their lives. Fortunately, early diagnosis and a broad range of eff...

Enrollment is underway at MedStar Washington Hospital Center for this global, multi-center, placebo-controlled phase III randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the new PIK3CA kinase ...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden recently had Mohs surgery to remove a skin lesion above her right eye. Mohs surgery is performed about 850,000 times a year in the U.S. The precise care surgeons can deliver...

Proton therapy is a modern cancer treatment using advanced technology to more safely and effectively destroy tumors benign and malignant (cancerous) tumors. Also called proton beam therapy, this cance...