breast cancer

Avon Foundation Grant Allows for Breast Health Services in Ward 5
Too Many DC Women Diagnosed with Late-stage Breast Cancer Screening tests can be a powerful weapon in the fight against…

A Breast Cancer Diagnosis: It Takes Your Breath Away
Breast Cancer Can Affect Anyone My name is Heidi Kirby (Photo above L to R Dr. Sandra Swain, former Director of…

Improving Breast Health: One Ward at a Time
Screening tests are a powerful weapon in the fight against breast cancer. Mammography is a breast cancer screening tool used…

Celebrated Physician: Brooke M. Wolvin, MD
Brooke Wolvin, MD, an attending physician for MedStar Medical Group Radiology, also serves as assistant director of MedStar Washington Hospital…

How surgery can improve the lives of patients with lymphedema
There are many options available to patients for treating breast cancer. Unfortunately, a significant portion of patients will face the…

Taking mammogram education to our neighborhood streets
In 2014, we made a shocking discovery. While analyzing the data for women who came to our hospital for breast…