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Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, who has prostate cancer, told his colleagues that “the news is largely good" regarding his health.

Cancer survivors and nurses strutted their stuff in this year's 'Charm City Stars' fashion show at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Sunday.

The Stolers have used their fortune from their auto business to donate tens of millions of dollars to help local hospitals and other charities.

Baltimore filed an antitrust lawsuit against the maker of a blockbuster prostate cancer drug for filing “sham” litigation to fend off generic competition.

Cancer center receives radiation oncology accreditation Kahlert Regional Carroll Hospital

To give back in support of Cancer LifeNet, Rivera has formed Team Yomaris to participate in the Sixth annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk Saturday, May 18, at 8 a.m. at The John Carroll School, 703 E. Churchville Road in Bel Air.

Smoking has been the No. 1 preventable cause of cancer for decades, but obesity is poised to take the top spot.

The 10th annual Hope in the Harbor gala, founded in honor of Ellicott City resident Keeley Imel who died of brain cancer in 2012 at age 18, is on Thursday at Montgomery Park in Baltimore.

"It's really about time that happened," said Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, deputy director of Johns Hopkins University's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Patients should be asked what side effects and risks they'll accept, "not just treated as research subjects," she said.

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller says he will undergo radiation therapy after the General Assembly session ends, as he continues treatment for prostate cancer.

On March 4, I announced at the Havre de Grace City Council meeting that I had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to say thank you.

Maryland's congressional delegation introduced legislation to honor Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have been used for a variety of medical research long after her death of cervical cancer in 1951.

As a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, I strive to provide my patients with the same level of care Governor Hogan received.  Unfortunately, due to shortages of old and off-patent drugs used to cure approximately 85 percent of all children with cancer in the U.S., it is increasingly hard to do.

Longtime McDaniel College women's basketball coach Becky Martin is retiring at the end of the spring semester.

Every Havre de Grace leader, including the mayor, city council members and department heads, wore a light blue shirt bearing the slogan “We got this” during the regular council meeting Monday evening as a tribute to Council President David Glenn’s battle with cancer.

Dr. Paul Talalay, a noted molecular pharmacologist who headed a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine research team that found a chemical in broccoli that boosted the cancer-fighting abilities of humans and animal cells, died Sunday of heart failure at his Roland Park home. He was 95.

Head-shaving events are held in communities around the country, including Bel Air, each year as people get their heads, as well as beards or mustaches, shaved in exchange for donations to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited the Maryland Senate on Thursday night to surprise and honor his old friend Thomas V. Mike Miller, Maryland’s Senate president, who is diagnosed with cancer.

As many as 50 people are expected to have their heads shaved Saturday to raise money for children’s cancer research.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David S. Hungerford was a pioneer in hip and knee replacements, and worked on humanitarian medical causes.

Longtime Havre de Grace Little League coach David Glenn, who is also the city council president, is more concerned about how long he’s going to be off the field than his actual cancer diagnosis.

Participants in the annual St. Baldrick's event in Rosedale in Baltimore County get beards and heads shaved in a fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.

As the population of Howard County has grown, so have the health care resources available to residents.

Dr. J. Thomas August, who did pioneering research in immunology and vaccine development at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, died Feb. 11 of metastatic cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The former Poplar Hill resident was 91.

Was it racism? Was it Donald Trump? After three prior visa refusals, "Roma" actor Jorge Antonio Guerrero was finally granted his visa, but many wondered: Why

Theodore Bayless was a Johns Hopkins professor and physician whose research of lactose intolerance led to the innovations in the treatment of that disorder.

Lazarus United Church of Christ, in Lineboro, will hold a special service event Sunday to honor cancer survivors, those who have died, and raise money for local cancer treatment and hospice.

A clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Hospital is looking at ways to make a targeted cancer drug more effective for pediatric brain tumor patients.

There is much political talk about Larry Hogan taking on Donald Trump in 2020. But does the Maryland governor the kind of media skills and moves it will take to run against someone as TV tough and Twitter nasty as the transgressive and tailor-made tabloid character in the White House?

It is time that lawmakers in Annapolis pass legislation to make medically assisted suicide legal.

As the federal government in Washington sinks into ever-deeper dysfunction and the public casts about for alternatives, some so-called “Never Trump” Republicans are urging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to run in a 2020 primary against his party’s president.

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller gave reporters an update Wednesday on how he's doing, battling cancer he says has metastasized to his spine and pelvic area.

Chris Odoi-Atsem, a former Maryland standout and first-round draft pick of D.C. United, is free of cancer and clear to resume a soccer career that was derailed last year.

When cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of a woman’s uterus. Cervical cancer usually grows very slowly, so it is highly curable when found and treated early.  All women are at risk for cervical cancer with 13,000 diagnoses every year.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman discussed how county government finances have improved over four years and highlighted strong homebuilding and job growth as well as improved addiction and mental health services in his State of the County address to the Harford Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. James E. Fragetta, as a member of the medical board of the Claire Marie Foundation, helped launch melanoma prevention programs.

Maryland Senate President Mike Miller is not alone in his diagnosis of prostate cancer.

On Jan. 13, Margaret “Maggie” Kudirka will return for her fifth annual fundraising concert “No One Can Survive Alone” with proceeds to ease medical expenses for herself and other cancer survivors.

Longtime Maryland state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is expected to announce Thursday that he is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, according to two sources.

Bethany Jane, the woman behind the "Mary Jane Chronicles" website, seeks to expand the Maryland marijuana community's social network through themed, educational events where they can connect with other patients and dispensaries.

Facials, acupuncture and massage may seem more suited for spa clients looking to be pampered, but studies show such treatments can relieve pain, reduce swelling and improve cancer patients’ outlook in ways traditional medicine sometimes can’t.

After two of the most expensive U.S. House races in history, David Trone could finally exhale. The 63-year-old executive, who recently endured a cancer scare, was sworn in as Maryland’s newest congressman. “It’s good to get over the top,” said the Democrat.

In the cold months, this barrier island is a place of austere stillness, its famed wild ponies grazing along brown marshes, their long faces reflecting in waters often skimmed in ice, their seasonally shaggy coats flickering in the chill breeze.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered that a bacterial protein interferes with an infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA, a problem that can cause cancer.

Low-dose Computerized Tomography gives patients at a higher risk for lung cancer to be screened before symptoms begin to manifest. Discovery of the cancer at an earlier stages and before it begins to spread gives more opportunity and options for treatment and a better chance of successful outcomes.

Angela G. DeCarlo, a Loyola University Maryland senior who was committed to peace and justice issues, died Nov. 4 from liposarcoma. a rare cancer of connective tissues, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 21

D.C. United says defender Chris Odoi-Atsem, a former Terp and Mitchellville resident, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and is scheduled to have four months of chemotherapy.

Some women are turning to lymph node transfer surgery to treat arm swelling and pain after surviving breast cancer.

Nancy M. Holden, a volunteer and homemaker, died Oct. 4 from a non-malignant brain tumor at the edenwald Retirement Community in Towson. The former Guilford resident was 85.

In July, 2017 Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, aggressive form of brain cancer. A little over a year later, on Aug. 25, McCain passed away from the disease. That is, according to Dr. Roberto Martinez, fairly common.