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Catonsville cancer researcher hopes notoriety will aid search to treat and cure cancer
Last week, Catonsville resident Jason Howard reaped the rewards for his theory on how to treat and cure cancer. Now he and his co-workers are hoping the notoriety will mean a boost for their cause. Howard was awarded $25,000 on April 3 from the Rangos...
Tags: Human papillomavirus, University of Virginia, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, HPV Vaccine
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Hopkins scientists compete to find new solutions to treating cancer
Jason Howard, 32, posed a question to Johns Hopkins University students and doctors on Wednesday. "So how are we doing in the war against cancer?" he asked those gathered for the second annual Rangos Award for Creativity in Cancer Discovery...
Tags: Vaccines, Health Treatments, Catonsville, Awards and Prizes, Throat Cancer
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Jarnetta Kroh, philanthropist
Jarnetta Kroh, a Greater Baltimore Medical Center philanthropist who assisted her husband in his import car servicing business, died Nov. 25 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder at her home in Laguna Hills, Calif. She was 81 and had lived in the...Tags: Colon Cancer, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Pneumonia, Saint Agnes Hospital, Dundalk
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Oncologist named president of University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
The man tapped Thursday as the CEO of the newly created University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center is known for his work in oncology, but for the last few years has been working toward a career on the administrative side of the hospital business....Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at School, Brown University, General Practitioners, University of Maryland, College Park
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Laurel Regional Hospital offers community programs and support groups
Community Programs and Support Groups — Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road, community programs such as childbirth education classes, HeartSaver first aid/CPR, maternity center tours, P.A.C.E. (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) and a...Tags: Howard County, Acupuncture, Howard County General Hospital, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Oncology, Medical Research, Lung Cancer
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Medicare cuts could hinder cancer treatment
As a radiation oncologist here in Bel Air, I wanted to share an issue that could affect the cancer treatment of a great many of our friends and neighbors. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a change to the way free...Tags: Medicare, Health Treatments, Oncology, Medical Specialization, Government Health Care
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President named for new University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
The man tapped Thursday as the CEO of the soon-to-be created University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center is known for his work in oncology, but for the last few years has been working toward a career on the administrative side of the hospital...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Brown University, University of Maryland, College Park, Cardiologists
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Understanding the new prostate cancer screening recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent advisory panel, recently recommended that healthy men not be given PSA blood tests to detect prostate cancer. But that won't mean the end of diagnosis and treatment of the disease, the most common...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Human Body, Blood, Diseases and Illnesses, James Wright
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University of Maryland Medical School to open proton center
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has begun construction of a $200 million proton center that will bring the latest in cancer treatment to the region and double investment in the University of Maryland's growing BioPark in West Baltimore....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Martin O'Malley, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Maryland, College Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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Fertility preservation for women with cancer
When a young woman is diagnosed with cancer, getting pregnant is probably the last thing on her mind. But if she wants children in the future, it's something she should think about. The chemotherapy and radiation treatments used to treat cancer can hurt a...Tags: Gynecology, Human Body, Reproductive System, Sexual and Reproductive Organs, Chemotherapy
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Ride for Kids aims to raise research funds for brain cancer
A story in a motorcycle trade paper started Bob Henig on his 20-year crusade to help children overcome a deadly disease that attacks 11 of them in the U.S. daily. The children's stories of coping, surviving and sometimes succumbing have kept him riding to...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Charity, Ellicott City, Health Treatments
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