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Breaking the breast cancer code
How many children have you had, and did you wait until after 30 to have the first one? Do you have more than one drink a day? Did you get your period before you were 12? Do you exercise? Have a low-fat, high-fiber diet? Did you breast-feed? Do you work...
Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Mammogram, Biology, Ovarian Cancer, Mastectomy
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Bringing down the cost of oral chemotherapy
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network applauds the work of the Maryland General Assembly in passing the Kathleen Mathias Oral Chemotherapy Act of 2012. The provisions of the bill went into effect Oct. 1, resulting in increased quality of...Tags: Health Treatments, Biotechnology, American Cancer Society, Maryland General Assembly, Health Organizations
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Giant removes Talenti gelato from shelves
Giant Food has removed Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato from its shelves after the manufacturer recalled the product, citing the possibility of salmonella contamination in the peanut butter. Giant said Monday the recall includes all sell-by...Tags: Giant Food, LLC, Diseases and Illnesses, Safeway Inc., HIV, Product Recalls
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Perry Hall Gators Gold Rec football team honors teammate's aunt
With heads shaved in unison to show Melissa Holland-Creel their support, members of the Perry Hall Rec football team and coach Bill Hennessy came up with other ways to honor teammate Jordan Holland's aunt's battle with stage II breast cancer. Considering...
Tags: Health Treatments, Football, Cancer
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New state laws on car seats, chemotherapy coverage begin
A raft of new state laws take effect Monday, imposing new requirements from the car seat to the hearse. Children under 8 years old will be required to sit in a booster seat or child seat until they reach a certain height — the Maryland...
Tags: Fantasy Sports, Motorvehicle Accidents, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Prisons
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Commentary: Getting a mammogram could save your life
When I was in college, about 20 years ago, my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was 72 years old. The lump was found during a mammogram, a followup to one six months earlier, which obviously showed something doctors wanted to watch....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Lymphatic System, Mammogram, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Research buzz: 'Provocative questions' about cancer to be answered?
Description: Two Johns Hopkins University scientists were awarded one of the National Cancer Institute's first grants intended to answer what it calls "provocative questions" in cancer research. They will receive more than $500,000 over a year as they...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Health Treatments, Research, Medical Research
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Blood cancers affect people of all ages
Harford County Council joins the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in designating September as Blood Cancer Awareness Month issuing a proclamation at the Council meeting on Sept. 18. Leukemia, lymphoma (both non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma) and...Tags: Blood Disorders, Diseases and Illnesses, Lymphatic System, Research, Blood Cells
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Johns Hopkins biology professor wins top research award
Johns Hopkins University adjunct biology professor Donald Brown has won the 2012 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science for his work in genetics, as well as mentoring young scientists. He is the sixth Hopkins faculty member to win...Tags: Health Treatments, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Research, Biology, Science
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Married patients better cancer survivors, study finds
Married patients suffering from advanced lung cancer are likely to live longer after treatment than those who aren't hitched, according to research released today. The study by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum...
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Research, Lung Cancer, Medical Specialization, Radiation Therapy
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Mia Loizeaux, advertising account manager
Mia Loizeaux, whose four-year struggle with a rare form of cancer shaped her determination to become an oncology nurse and help others similarly afflicted, died Thursday of the disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Canton resident was 31.
The daughter...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Special Olympics, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Jones wins 7th Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon
Nicole Kelleher grabbed the finish line tape and held it over her head as she completed the seventh annual Athleta Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon Aug. 19. The clock behind her read 1:24:19. Kelleher, a second-year professional triathlete, finished 36...
Tags: Health Treatments, Leukemia, Cancer
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