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The narrative of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month paints a rose-colored glasses view of breast cancer. The reality is not quite so pink.

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against the manufacturer of a powerful fentanyl spray, accusing the company of violating consumer protection laws thousands of times as it schemed to buy the help of doctors and deceive insurance companies to drive up its sales.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 6, 2018

They’ve created an event called “Goals for Grace,” a soccer penalty-kick shootout Sunday at the Harford Sports Performance Center in Forest Hill.

Congressional candidate David Trone being treated for cancer, will remain in race

By Jeff Barker

Aug 27, 2018

Dr. Moody DeW. Wharam Jr., a pioneering Johns Hopkins Hospital radiation oncologist, died Aug. 10 from amyotropic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at Franklin Square Medical Center. The former longtime Timonium resident who was living in Essex was 77.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 16, 2018

It is crucial that stakeholders in the private sector, public sector and academia recognize the power of cancer genomics and work to address the scientific, institutional and cost hurdles that remain.

Our usual Sunday dinners were filled with laughter, comfort food, good wine and lively conversation. It was a tradition with the Euker family that we all relished. But this particular Sunday was different. We had all gathered to share a meal, bake cookeis and cut my hair. My chemo had begun.

Blast fan Liam Fanning, a 7-year-old New Freedom, Pa. resident, is battling cancer with Vanzela in his corner.

By Glenn Graham

Jul 20, 2018

The Mount Airy Town Council and Mayor meeting on Monday was a blend of triumphant returns, bittersweet farewells and business as usual. It was Councilman Scott Strong’s final council meeting, as he accepted a job in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mayor Patrick Rockinberg returned after cancer surgery.

Seventy percent of patients diagnosed early each year with the most common type of breast cancer can now safely avoid chemotherapy treatment without worrying if it is the right choice.

This year, the free event will kick off at noon and include picnic food, a DJ, face painting and other child and family friendly fun, according to Sherry Morres, a clinical research nurse at the cancer center and the original organizer of the survivors day event.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's first campaign ad hits familiar tones - overstating his role in turning around the economy while reminding voters of the leadership he showed during the riots and character he showed during his fight with cancer.

By Erin Cox

May 30, 2018

John W. Rietz, a retired architect who was known for designing medical facilities and his work with the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, died April 17 from complications of pulmonary fibrosis at his Hunt Valley home. He was 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 22, 2018

Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill that would require insurers to pay to preserve the eggs and sperm of people with cancer, who undergo treatments that could hurt their chances of one day having children.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

May 15, 2018

Carroll County Public Schools students are giving back this month with a bit of a twist.

Students and staff at on Carroll County school took a bit of a different approach this week in “sticking it to cancer.”

The General Assembly passed bills this legislative session to require large insurers to pay for fertility preservation for cancer patients.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Apr 13, 2018

MedStar Health will open a new cancer center at its Good Samaritan Hospital in Northeast Baltimore next week.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Apr 3, 2018

The fifth annual Havre de Grace head-shaving fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation is held at Bill Bateman's Bistro Saturday.

By David Anderson

Apr 2, 2018

The four-day competition for budding brain surgeons and researchers held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore will involve teens working in a neuroanatomy lab and examining real human brains, plus simulated "diagnoses" with actors posing as patients.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Mar 16, 2018

Ronnie Franklin, the Dundalk-raised jockey who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, has died of lung cancer. He was 58.

By Childs Walker

Mar 8, 2018

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

Vitamin infusions have become popular among those seeking hydration or an extra boost of energy, but some doctors question if there is any real health benefit.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Feb 15, 2018

Gov. Larry Hogan, who was treated for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2015 and 2016, will undergo treatment Saturday to remove skin cancer that his dermatologist called "extremely common" and curable.

By Scott Dance

Feb 1, 2018

Fort McHenry will close. You can still tour the Naval Academy, but not its museum. If, like two indicted Baltimore police detectives, you are scheduled for trial at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Monday, the wheels of justice will grind on despite the federal government shutdown.

By Jean Marbella

Jan 20, 2018

A gastroenterologist discusses who is at risk and what can be done to prevent and treat stomach cancer.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jan 11, 2018

A machine developed at the University of Maryland offers early stage breast cancer patients more precise radiation, reducing the need for surgery.

By Meredith Cohn

Jan 8, 2018

Expanded polystyrene foam has already been successfully phased out in Montgomery, Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C. These transitions have been smooth, and businesses have been able to use substitute recyclable packaging at a comparable price. A statewide policy is needed.

On Nov. 11, our Moonlit Mission Team once again took part in the Light the Night Walk which raises funds for the life-saving medical research and patient services provided by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), the captain of the fundraising team writes.

By Allan Vought

Nov 24, 2017

Dr. Donald Coffey, Johns Hopkins scientist who helped understand cancer's mysteries, dies at 85.

By Jacques Kelly

Nov 14, 2017

The University of Maryland-affiliated Maryland Proton Treatment Center will switch from for-profit status to non-profit as a means of preserving cash for research and reinvestment.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 3, 2017

Patients with breast cancer often find themselves dealing with financial hardship as they worry about their health.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 1, 2017

Bob Bell Automotive is raising money to support The Red Devils organization during Breast Cancer Awareness month in October.

The sooner we stop pitting humans against a disease, cease using war metaphors, the better off we all shall be, especially cancer patients and their loved ones.

Who received thumbs up (or down) from the Carroll County Times this week?

PHILADELPHIA When Laura Tuzio Ross told her plastic surgeon that she preferred not to reconstruct her breast after cancer surgery, he warned her she would

The staffer with whom we became acquainted after many visits thought it a mistake when my husband received the visitor’s tag instead of me. “No, that’s right,” I said. “This time, it's my turn."

Thanks for program to help cancer patients with exercise, Healing Point, Howard County General Hospital

Occult breast cancer is a rare cancer which does not show up on a mammogram because there is no mass in the breast.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Oct 10, 2017

Hidden Scar surgery helps women move on from breast cancer by limiting physical marks.

By Meredith Cohn

Oct 10, 2017

Dr. Bill Gai brings medical reasearch expertise to cancer treatment at Carroll Hospital

Clinical trials and immunotherapy fuel optimism in cancer treatment

Zoe Stauch is beating Leukemia, and being a kid

Breathing tech reduces radiation dose to the heart

Towson-based nonprofit, The Red Devils, will host their 15th annual PJ5K at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville Oct. 1, 2017.

By Margarita Cambest

Sep 28, 2017

Susan G. Komen, breast cancer research, grants

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Sep 26, 2017

Yumi Hogan will launch an art therapy program at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital to help young patients deal with the emotional haul that comes with

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Sep 25, 2017

Held in memory of Jonathan Gitelman, who died at 46 of leukemia in February 2016, Sundays at the Park provides children and families battling cancer with a day of baseball at Camden Yards.

By Andrew Michaels

Sep 21, 2017

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By Jacques Kelly

Sep 20, 2017

By now it’s mostly acknowledged by science and government that marijuana is an enjoyable and relatively safe recreational drug that for many with depression,