Cancer Center

Mary Washington Healthcare is pleased to announce that Daniel Geisler, MD will be joining the Mary Washington Medical Group as part of the general surgery practice at Lee's Hill on July 20, 2020. He will be joining Kay Blanchard, MD; ...

Tim Pohanka, host of Fredericksburg Strong, had a great conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Pelton, surgical oncologist with Mary Washington Surgical Oncology, and Jennifer Reynolds, Director of Oncology and Therapeutic Services at the Regional ...

Karen Bayer is a retired Fairfax County Public Schools educator of 31 years, and is also retired military. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 65, it was the beginning of a life-changing journey for the professional mobile DJ ...

Mary Washington Healthcare’s Regional Cancer Center Colorectal Clinical Team has developed screening guidelines for colorectal cancers. Screening identifies pre-cancerous polyps (abnormal growths) so they can be removed. Our ...

The Mary Washington Regional Cancer Center’s breast cancer clinical team has come to a consensus on screening mammogram recommendations after reviewing guidelines from several professional medical societies including the American ...

Dr. Jeffrey Pelton is the new surgical oncologist at Mary Washington Healthcare. He sat down with Ted Schubel from Town Talk on News Talk 1230, WFVA Fredericksburg, to talk about his education, why he chose surgical oncology and what ...

What Is Skin Cancer? Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It occurs when there are mutations in the DNA of your skin cells, and it begins in your skin's top layer, the epidermis. The epidermis has three ...

Are You Seeing Spots? The average person has between 10 and 40 moles, though the number can vary drastically. The number of moles that you have can change throughout your life, as new moles can develop and some may disappear as you age. You ...

Did You Know? Nearly half a million Americans die every year from smoking-related disease. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Cigarette and Tobacco Facts Cigarettes contain more than 7,000 chemicals; at least 69 ...

Early Detection Saves Lives Lung cancer used to be an almost automatic death sentence because it was often caught too late. Today, that’s beginning to change thanks to advances in screening and detection that can find lung cancer ...