Cancer Center

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 ...

When we hear the word “cancer”, it strikes fear in most of us. We have all known someone, a friend, relative or even ourselves, who has been diagnosed. But does the fear of a cancer diagnosis keep you from seeing the doctor, ...

Clinically Proven to Reduce the Risks of Side Effects The Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) Regional Cancer Center has added a new technology for men choosing to undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The newly offered SpaceOAR® ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and includes different types. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays causes most cases of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer. To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin ...