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Gov. Larry Hogan received a special blessing from Pope Francis Thursday on behalf of cancer patients, the governor's office said.

By Erin Cox

Sep 24, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan plans to ask for prayers and blessings for cancer patients when he meets with Pope Francis Thursday afternoon.

By Erin Cox

Sep 23, 2015

There's no question in Steve Pearce's mind what his career highlight has been so far: Picking up Ryan Goins' grounder in the top of the ninth on Sept. 16, 2014, running to first to step on the bag and then throwing his hands up in the air as Camden Yards roared.

Dr. Joseph R Geraci, 77, a veterinarian who was a specialist in marine mammal medicine and aquatic wildlife conservation, died of cancer Thursday at his Leesburg, Va. home.

By Jacques Kelly

Sep 15, 2015

Catonsville resident Robert Edrington has defeated cancer twice.Next week, he'll take on the disease again, this time on a bicycle. The father of two will be taking part in his second Ride to Conquer Cancer around the capital region Sept. 19 and 20 to benefit the cancer research at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other central Maryland hospitals.

By Heather Norris

Sep 10, 2015

Baltimore cancer vaccine developer Vaccinogen said Wednesday it has signed a deal to potentially acquire technology designed to improve and speed drug discovery.

By Scott Dance

Sep 9, 2015

At their meeting on Aug. 18, the Harford County Council joined the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in designating September as Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

At first, Richard Lynch thought his wife just had a sore throat. But about two months ago, the co-owner of Bel Air's Buontempo Brothers Pizza was shocked to learn Carolyn, who just turned 50, actually had leukemia.

The outpouring of support for Gov. Larry Hogan since his June announcement that he is fighting cancer includes that of President Barack Obama.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 21, 2015

Columbia residents Christy Erwin and Margie Jessell have organized Around the World Family Fitness Challenge, Aug. 22 at Martin Road Park in Columbia to raise funds for Zaching Against Cancer with 14 challenging activities participants do at their own pace.

By Andrew Michaels

Aug 20, 2015

A medical scan of Gov. Larry Hogan shows that he is 95 percent free of cancer, a spokesman said Tuesday.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 18, 2015

Scientists have used tissue from aborted fetuses in their research for years, but debate over the practice has re-emerged after Planned Parenthood was recently accused by anti-abortion activists of profiting from the practice.

Signs, pom-poms and horns are expected to fill Centennial Park early Sunday morning as spectators surround the area to cheer on close to 2,000 participants in the 10th annual Iron Girl Columbia sprint triathlon.

Wednesday marked the fourth day of TV weatherman Justin Berk's Trek Across Maryland, a seven day, 321-mile journey from McHenry to Ocean City to raise funds for the Cool Kids Campaign, a nonprofit which supports children with cancer and their families.

Gov. Larry Hogan left the University of Maryland hospital after a stay that brought him to the midway point of his chemotherapy treatment.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 11, 2015

A clinical trial through the University of Maryland Medical School and the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center gave those with blood plasma cancer longer remission times by re-engineering parts of the immune system

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 7, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan has returned to the University of Maryland hospital Friday to begin a new five-day round of 24-hour chemotherapy to treat his cancer.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 7, 2015

Progenics Pharmaceuticals has licensed a highly sophisticated dye, or imaging agent, created by a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor that can identify prostate cancer cells that can then get picked up by a Pet Scan machine.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 5, 2015

Earlier this week, the governor posted a photo of his newly bald head on social media, and joked that there is now "another white dome in the Annapolis State House!"

By Luke Broadwater

Jul 31, 2015

Doctors say more research is needed to treat people with rare cancer related to asbestos

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jul 27, 2015

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he is "still feeling strong" after his second five-day round of chemotherapy.

Gov. Larry Hogan entered a Baltimore hospital Sunday for his second round of chemotherapy treatment, as well-wishers prayed, sang and left him handwritten notes during a Harford County vigil that organizers pledged to repeat around the state.

By Jeff Barker

Jul 20, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan plans to check back into the hospital on Sunday for a second round of chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

By Pamela Wood

Jul 17, 2015

Harford County residents will join with other Marylanders to support Gov. Larry Hogan's fight against cancer, and others who are battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, through a prayer vigil this Sunday.

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Dr. Risa B. Mann, professor emeritus of pathology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she also headed the residency-training program for the department of pathology for 20 years, died June 26 at her Chevy Chase home of non-smoking lung cancer. She was 69.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 3, 2015

As Gov. Larry Hogan returned to work Thursday after five days of chemotherapy, friends and supporters donned green wristbands in solidarity with his fight against cancer.

By Michael Dresser

Jul 2, 2015

Athletes and politicians are going green to show their support for Gov. Larry Hogan.

By Quinn Kelley

Jul 2, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that his chemotherapy treatments are going well and that he expects to be released from the University of Maryland hospital Wednesday.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 30, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan began chemotherapy treatments for Stage 3 cancer on Saturday, he announced.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 29, 2015

Several Maryland-based federal employees have been named as finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, an awards program sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service.

By Pamela Wood

Jun 26, 2015

On the first day after Gov. Larry J. Hogan told Maryland he has an aggressive form of cancer, he stayed away from the State House and worked from the governor's mansion in between medical appointments.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 23, 2015

The following are comments from Gov. Larry Hogan's press conference Monday, in which he announced he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Governor Hogan diagnosed with cancer, Carroll politicians express concern, confidence he will be able to continue working through treatment

New chemotherapy drugs make non-Hodgkin lymphoma more curable

When doctors diagnosed Krana Dworkin with breast cancer last year, she wanted to incorporate her mind, as well as her body, into her treatment.

When Robert Parker arrived at Sharon Sawyers' home to pick her up for a doctor's appointment, as he had for around seven months, he realized something was wrong.

What turns fun, social activities like bowling, laser tag, and dinner at a restaurant into events with an important purpose? When they are organized as fundraisers with a mission, and that is what Ben Oliver, of Timonium, did. This rising junior at The Gilman School was recently recognized for his outstanding efforts in raising money for the Maryland Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLSS). As first runner up in the Student of the Year Campaign, Ben raised more than $18,000.

Terps recruit Billy Phillips fighting leukemia, pulling for the team that roots for him.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 4, 2015

Lauren Logue, 13, was one of 10 critically ill children who soared above Westminster Saturday in the DirecTV blimp.

Twenty years ago, a small group of people comprising 13 teams raised $27,000 for cancer research by walking around and around the track at Bel High School at the first Relay for Life in Harford County. Since then, Relay for Life has found great success in Harford County, growing to as many as three different events in a year and raising more than $1 million for the American Cancer Society.

The first public forum for patients at the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute kicked off Thursday

100 golfers participated in 13th Annual Bass Warrior Open at Oakmont Green, raising funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Rockville biotechnology company MaxCyte Inc. has is collaborating with Johns Hopkins University researchers to explore a way to use the immune system to fight cancer.

By Scott Dance

Apr 21, 2015

On Feb. 2, Cathy Chiaramonte, 54, a teacher at Eldersburg Elementary was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a fast-growing brain tumor, according to information from the American Cancer Society, after an episode at school in which she was rushed to the emergency room, she said.