cancer

Most Howard Countians who have horses are familiar with Tater Pruitt, an icon in the local horse world. Tater is an expert horse shoer of many, many years, a teller of tales and a friend to all. He is also an antique car aficionado

Two years after discovery of cancer in his lungs, which spread around his body, Havre de Grace man became cancer free

By Meredith Cohn

Oct 22, 2016

A 'liquid biopsy' test has been approved for lung cancer, setting the stage for tests for certain breast cancer

By Meredith Cohn

Oct 19, 2016

Under an umbrella on a drizzly Sunday afternoon with a cigar in his left hand, Alan Walden distributed modest gold-and-black fliers advertising his underdog mayoral campaign.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 18, 2016

On Friday, Oct. 21, the Marcie and Ellen Foundation will hold its fourth annual breast cancer benefit dinner at the Gathering Place in Clarksville. The benefit will begin at 7 p.m. inside the venue at 6120 Day Long Lane.

By Andrew Michaels

Oct 17, 2016

Cancer survivor Amy McCoy of Arbutus has acted as a cancer "sponsor" of sorts for three other women who were fighting cancer and she wants to start a sponsorship program through Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.

By Jon Bleiweis

Oct 17, 2016

In July 2015, BCCP began offering Patient Navigation services to women who meet program eligibility criteria, but have Medical Assistance, private insurance, or Medicare Part B that fully pays for breast and cervical cancer screening services.

Disease touched lives of Koontz, McConville, among others around county

"I tell people I have three birthdays in November," Peggy James said. "November 11 was my first mastectomy. November 17 is 11 years since my second breast cancer. And November 14 is my actual birthday."

Exploratory surgery would later confirm her fears: Megan had bilateral ovarian cancer, and would need both ovaries removed. The news that her hopes for a family were dashed hit hard.

Carroll Hospital is welcoming a new physician on staff this October. Dr. Darlene Gabeau has joined the teams as the radiation oncology at the William E. Kahlert Regional Cancer Center, a position she said she was drawn to because in both culture and practice, it exemplifies all she loves best in the practice of medicine.

When Westminster resident Laurie O'Banion was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer in the emergency room of Carroll Hospital, she was given three to six months to live if she sought treatment, even less time if she chose not to undergo treatment. After initial efforts at treatment yielded no results, doctors switched her to a different drug regimen. Today, O'Banion said her tumors have shown some reduction in size and she is as hopeful as ever that she'll make a full recovery.

Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a free, web-based app that will help better detect a woman's risk of getting breast cancer more than once using analysis of a patient's tumor biopsy.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Oct 10, 2016

When it comes to life-threatening illnesses in children, many families are learning that some of the best treatment doesn't come from a pill.

By Meredith Cohn

Oct 5, 2016

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday he has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer, more than 15 months after diagnosis with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

By Erin Cox

Oct 3, 2016

Though Maria Dennis returned to the airwaves in 2015 just months after she was declared cancer-free, much of her fight remains in the present.

By Brittany Britto

Sep 22, 2016

Former State Senator Nancy Jacobs, who represented Harford and Cecil Counties during her twenty years in the Maryland General Assembly, today announced her diagnosis with B-cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This is the same kind of cancer Governor Larry Hogan was diagnosed with in June of last year.

Though he often patrolled the sideline with a stern visage, Ravens defensive line coach Clarence Brooks was equally capable of delivering a well-timed joke or a fond observation about one of his linemen.

By Childs Walker

Sep 17, 2016

Maryland's governor has undergone monthly treatments in the year since his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma went into remission.

By Erin Cox

Sep 15, 2016

Scott Moser, deputy director of public works for the county and a Finksburg resident, will host his 12th Annual Robert Moser Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of his late father on Monday, Sept. 12. The proceeds from the event, which will take place at Piney Branch Golf Club, will be donated to Johns Hopkins Hospital brain tumor research, a cause that has been close to Moser's heart since he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1993 at 28 years old.

A year ago, while county officials from around Maryland gathered for their annual beachside conference in Ocean City, Gov. Larry Hogan was in a Baltimore hospital undergoing his first round of chemotherapy. This year, Hogan is everywhere at the Maryland Association of Counties convention – raising funds, shaking hands, and visiting a young friend still undergoing cancer treatments.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 19, 2016

 Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill brought their initiative to find a cure for cancer to communities across the country Wednesday, including at the

Prominent cancer centers in Baltimore, New York and Pennsylvania -- including the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins -- said Wednesday

By Meredith Cohn

Jun 22, 2016

Many transplant centers today are reluctant to accept Medicare patients because the costs of the transplant are not fully reimbursed. I am among the lucky patients whose lives were saved, because my secondary, private insurance stepped in and covered the life-saving transplant procedure for me. I am concerned for Medicare beneficiaries and the obstacles they may have to face without secondary insurance

Maryland cancer center gets top designation from federal research agency

By Meredith Cohn

Jun 2, 2016

Jonathan Wilson, executive director of the Maryland chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, will run on a treadmill for 24 hours to raise money and awareness

By C.J. Doon

May 22, 2016

Thousands of college students from around the Baltimore region will graduate this week. For some, their road to or through college was a unique experience that will reshape the rest of their lives.

By Carrie Wells

May 18, 2016

7-year-old Noah Kabia, an aspiring drummer with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, now strives to beat cancer with community support.

By Jon Bleiweis

May 18, 2016

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with more than 8,500 people being diagnosed every day, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. There are two main types of skin cancer: melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

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By Jonathan M. Pitts

May 8, 2016

Casting For Recovery makes no claims to heal. Yet women who've participated in the national non-profit program, which brings breast cancer survivors together for a junket of fly fishing and fellowship, say it buoys their spirits to hook a rainbow trout in a stress-free setting with others who are in the same boat.

By Mike Klingaman

May 7, 2016

Rick Galloway returned to the stage for the first time, April 9, performing at the Taneytown Relay for Life's International Food Tasting and Silent Auction event to benefit the American Cancer Society. The fundraiser was held at and hosted by the Carroll Vista community in Taneytown. The event raised about $5,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Unless we commit attention and resources to addressing the underlying social and environmental causes of cancer, we will remain far from the Obama administration's goal of eradicating it.

Nothing puts things into perspective for you as quickly as being sick. This past week as I have struggled with fever, aches, chills and all forms of awfulness that has made me miserable has also made me take stock of some things in my life. When you are sick and even a simple task seems monumental you realize how much you really do in life, as well as how many things you still want to do.

The co-founder of a Maryland non-profit that helps cancer patients' caregivers died Saturday, the organization announced.

By Carrie Wells

Apr 3, 2016

Blossoms of Hope's annual Cherrybration Days kicks-off on March 31 and continues throughout the month of April and into the months of May and June with a variety of events planned by the non-profit in an effort to raise funds for the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center in Columbia.

Vice President Joe Biden will join former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Tuesday to announce a $125 million gift to create an institute at Johns Hopkins to study immunology.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Mar 29, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden, who lost his son to brain cancer last year, will talk about cancer research at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Mar 28, 2016

When the Winters Mill graduate and Frostburg State men's lacrosse senior was diagnosed in early June 2015, it took a swing at Love's ability to stay energized.

Dr. Gordon Stuart Livingston, 77, a psychiatrist and author whose books focused on the human condition and issues of death, forgiveness and bereavement, died of heart failure March 16..

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 23, 2016

For Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry, 27, personal style goes beyond a great fashion-forward look. It's also about empowerment.

5-year-old Andrew Oberle had an Orioles spring training experience and met his favorite player, Jonathan Schoop, at spring training this week.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 21, 2016

Twelve-year-old Kevin Buck had plenty of distractions the night of March 7. Behind him were screaming college basketball fans, and in front of him was a shining court that he, as ballboy, was tasked with keeping clean. About once a month, Kevin and his family go out to an event set up by the Arbutus-based Casey Cares Foundation, which has the mission of providing "uplifting programs with a special touch."

By Rachael Pacella

Mar 16, 2016

In keeping with the late Kylee Webster's dynamic spirit and love of dancing, Harford County based Kylee's Dancing Angels offers financial support to help other sarcoma patients find their "happy place."

Dr. Irvin Pollack, 85, a retired ophthalmologist who founded Sinai Hospital's Krieger Eye Institute and was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, died of cancer March 1.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 11, 2016

When McKay Jenkins complained of nagging soreness in his hip and thigh 10 years ago, he expected doctors to attribute the pain to exercise and middle age. But an MRI revealed a tumor was growing— a shocking discovery for the health-conscious professor living in suburban Baltimore. Although Jenkins' tumor turned out to be benign, the scare prompted him to start extensive research that became material for "ContamiNation: My Quest to Survive in a Toxic World," published in paperback earlier

The fourth annual St. Baldrick's Foundation head-shaving fundraiser at Looney's Pub in Bel Air set a record for participation this year, with 67 'shavees.' Local children who have either beaten cancer or are still fighting it were honored at an annual event that raises tens of thousands of dollars for children's cancer research.

By David Anderson

Mar 7, 2016

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

The Maryland Proton Treatment Center in the works for years has treated its first cancer patients, with a more precise radiation therapy, according to the Unviersity of Maryland School of Medicine

By Meredith Cohn

Feb 23, 2016

The Taylor family, of Mount Airy, is prepping for the Brian Scott Taylor Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction, set to take place March 11.