Cancer

Art show and silent auction for Towson High lymphoma patient set for Friday

2013-06-12 07:36:00

Holding up the Sky, a fundraiser for Towson High student Sky Campbell will be held from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. on Friday, June 14 at the grand opening of Gallery 788's new location near Belvedere Square. Sky,� a 14-year-old West Towson resident, has been...

Tattoo shop to hold fundraiser for little girl battling cancer

2013-05-29 19:42:32

Shauna Quinn is a Columbia native and precious 5-year-old with a winning smile. On Jan. 15, Shauna was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor, also called nephroblastoma, a malignant cancer that originates in the kidneys. She has endured surgeries, hospitalizations,...

Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation

2013-05-15 12:39:44

"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...

HPV-related throat cancers multiplying

2013-05-15 14:39:00

It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...

Mick Kipp, Pickles bartender and spice-maker, dies

2013-04-30 15:52:00

The mood Tuesday inside Pickles Pub, across from Camden Yards, matched the gray rainy weather. As noontime regulars ate their lunch and quietly caressed glasses of beer amid the low-key chatter and music playing in the background, something clearly...

Towson High girls lacrosse team fundraises for schoolmate battling cancer

2013-04-11 13:11:00

Sky Campbell won't be able to attend a fundraiser organized to help her family defray some of the out-of-pocket expenses for her cancer treatment on Saturday, April 13. Instead, the 14-year-old West Towson resident will be undergoing chemotherapy...

With Ravens facing Colts, there's more familiarity than contempt

2012-12-30 17:39:00

When the Indianapolis Colts traveled to Baltimore for the Ravens' playoff opener in January 2007, fans greeted the city's former team with a vengeful intensity rarely seen in these parts. Six years later, the Colts are coming back to town for another...

Mary J. Corey, first woman to lead Sun newsroom, dies of cancer

2013-03-02 09:51:00

Mary J. Corey, whose personal warmth was matched by a drive that led her to become the first woman in The Baltimore Sun's 176-year history to head its newsroom, died Tuesday of breast cancer. The Sun's senior vice president and director of content, who...

Harford Co. teacher fighting cancer seeks donation of sick days

2013-02-13 09:29:44

A Forest Lakes Elementary School music teacher, preparing to take an extended leave to undergo aggressive cancer treatment, petitioned the members of the Harford County Board of Education Monday to allow his fellow educators to donate their sick days so...

Glenwood: Public comment sought on changes at Dayton Post Office

2013-01-17 03:05:00

I recently received a notice that the Dayton Post Office is being evaluated for reduced window service hours, and even possible closure. Dayton residents should have received a survey to express their preference and share comments. A public meeting at...

Fight against cancer is a fact of life for Manchester girl, 11, and her family

2013-01-06 07:53:00

Like all parents, John and Tammy Carver face daily challenges in trying to raise a large brood. But for the Manchester couple, who have adopted six youngsters from orphanages in Russia and Belarus between 1997 and 2004, those challenges also include...

Chuck Pagano says it will be 'special' to return to Baltimore as Colts coach

2013-01-04 17:24:00

The visiting locker room at Gillette Stadium following last year's AFC championship game was eerily silent when a sharply attired Chuck Pagano walked briskly toward the door, rolling a suitcase behind him. He stopped only briefly, embracing linebacker...

Dr. Margo Shoup, M.D., has been appointed medical leader of the Cancer Program at Cadence Health and medical director of Surgical Oncology at Cadence Physician Group.

2013-02-12 00:00:00

They also contain antioxidants that have been shown to lower total cholesterol while increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.

2013-01-23 18:31:00

State Rep. Deborah Mell, D-Chicago, on the House floor at the State Capitol in Springfield.

2012-11-09 00:00:00