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It's A Medical Nightmare: A 24-year-old Man Endures 350 Surgeries Since Childhood
AP Chief Medical WriterIt's a medical nightmare: a 24-year-old man endures 350 surgeries since childhood to remove growths that keep coming back in his throat and have spread to his lungs, threatening his life. Now doctors have found a way to help him by way of a scientific...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Leukemia, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Human papillomavirus
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Down the Lane: Walking for Life
Last week I attended the cancer survivor recognition events. On Thursday evening, I went to the dinner that was given in honor of those who have or had cancer in Clark County. On Friday evening, I attended the Relay for Life and walked in the survivors...
Tags: Human Interest, Leukemia, Chemotherapy, Relay for Life, Breast Cancer
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Hundreds of runners get their Rears in Gear
Hundreds of runners and walkers spent their holiday weekend getting their “Rears in Gear.” The annual Get Your Rear in Gear 5K run/walk raises funds and awareness for colon cancer education, screening and education. The evening’s...
Tags: Running, Road Running, Entertainment Events
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Gene patent case could impact patients, research
Every time a woman is tested for gene mutations linked to significantly higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer, her blood is sent to a lab in Utah. That's because Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics Inc. owns the patents to the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2...
Tags: Science, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Genetics, Huntington's Disease, Trials
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Review: The King's Men rule at the Gibson
It’s not easy to outdo Kirk Franklin. A major presence in gospel music since the mid 1990s, Franklin is known for his intensity on stage. He doesn’t sing a lot, but as a bandleader in the old-school Cab Calloway mode he does pretty much...
Tags: Luther Vandross, Randy Newman, Cab Calloway, Lady Gaga, Entertainment
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Research buzz: 'Provocative questions' about cancer to be answered?
![<b>Description:</b> Two Johns Hopkins University scientists were awarded one of the National Cancer Institute's first grants intended to answer what it calls "provocative questions" in cancer research. They will receive more than $500,000 over a year as they study how and why infections can cause certain types of cancer and how cancer spreads. Other "provocative questions" focus on how obesity contributes to cancer risk, why some cancers can be cured by chemotherapy alone, and why some tumors become malignant after years of being benign.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-09/72045269-01082619.jpg "<b>Description:</b> Two Johns Hopkins University scientists were awarded one of the National Cancer Institute's first grants intended to answer what it calls "provocative questions\" in cancer research. They will receive more than $500,000 over a year as they study how and why infections can cause certain types of cancer and how cancer spreads. Other \"provocative questions\" focus on how obesity contributes to cancer risk, why some cancers can be cured by chemotherapy alone, and why some tumors become malignant after years of being benign.")
Description: Two Johns Hopkins University scientists were awarded one of the National Cancer Institute's first grants intended to answer what it calls "provocative questions" in cancer research. They will receive more than $500,000 over a year as they...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Obesity, Science, Chemotherapy
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Dennis C. Kain, BSO timpanist
Dennis C. Kain, longtime Baltimore Symphony Orchestra principal timpanist, whose career spanned more than four decades, died Saturday of colon cancer at his Hamilton home. He was 73.
"Dennis was not only a wonderful musician and timpanist, but also a...Tags: Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Hamilton
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New program shows what high school sports are all about
The fall scholastic sports season is well under way and in every corner of the Valley, in every sport, kids are competing for wins and championships. But this year most of our area high school teams are learning that sports is not just about winning....Tags: Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Nazareth, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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If that don't beat all
Well, if that don't beat all! Durn the luck, but my brain cavity couldn't see the trees for the forest. I guess I should have remembered the advice from the “Song of the Lazy Farmer,” who used to espouse sitting back and relaxing and letting life's...Tags: Beet Tops, High Blood Pressure, Beets, Healthy Diet, Greens
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Obamacare will make health care affordable
In order to have affordable health care, the pool of participants must be expanded. Obamacare does this. By 2014, the following will occur: - Forty-five to 50 million more people will be covered, even those with pre-existing conditions such as cancer,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Government Health Care, Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Prescription Drugs
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Widow Fights On for Husband's Legacy
@colekirstinYou can see the sorrow still in Jennifer McNamara's face, and her voice still catches at times when she talks about her firefighter husband John, who died after succumbing to 9/11 related colon cancer. But the sorrow resides side-by-side with another...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Long Island
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NSU continues to grow bigger, better, brighter
Good things take time. A good thing happened on the Northern State campus Wednesday afternoon in Aberdeen. The school dedicated its addition to the Barnett Center. It was a 26,411-square foot, 5-some year, around $3 million journey. As with such big...
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