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Rhoda P. Levin, educator, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterRhoda P. Levin, a national leader in community health care education and a community activist, died July 5 of leukemia at her Pikesville home. She was 82. Rhoda Powell was born in New York City. In 1942, she moved to Baltimore when her parents opened a...Tags: Elections, William Donald Schaefer, Washington (U.S. state), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Behavioral Conditions
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William Pitcher, insurance firm owner, dies
William Malcolm Pitcher, an insurance firm owner, died of cancer July 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, one of the local charities he assisted during his life. The Brooklandville resident was 83.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Bateman Avenue,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), University of California, Los Angeles, Babe Ruth, Cancer
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Cancer center prepares for huge proton treatment machine
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterMIRA MESA, Calif. - The "heart" of a new cancer treatment facility being built in Mira Mesa is expected to arrive in San Diego this week. A 95-ton cyclotron will make its way to San Diego from Port Hueneme near Oxnard, escorted by California Highway...Tags: Traffic, Landforms, KSWB, Mountains, Diseases and Illnesses
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Technology helps Dale woman's recovery from breast cancer
Our Town EditorMardell Huss has no history of breast cancer in her family. Her mother didn't have it. Or her grandmother. Or her aunts. But every year around her birthday, she faithfully gets her annual mammogram. So late last year after her mammogram, when...Tags: Health Treatments, Oncology, Biopsy, Mammogram, Diseases and Illnesses
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Bon Secours adds PET/CT for earlier tumor detection
Bon Secours Hampton Roads is the latest to add PET/CT scanning to their arsenal in the fight for cancer survival.
The combined imaging system results in faster and more accurate assessments for individuals undergoing cancer treatment. PET/CT scanners...Tags: Bon Secours, Throat, Skin Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Hampton Roads
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Small fire quickly put out at Northwest Community Hospital
TribLocal - Arlington Heights » NewsA small electrical fire broke out on the campus of Northwest Community Hospital this afternoon, but no one was injured, hospital officials said. The fire …... -
Skin care after chemo or radiation
HealthKey contributorRadiation and chemotherapy can leave skin dry and flaky and more sensitive to sun and wind. Here are some changes you might want to make in your skin care routine: MOISTURIZE: Chemo reduces the amount of oil your glands secrete, so you'll need to...Tags: Personal Service, Health Treatments, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Health, Biotechnology
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Many men with low-risk prostate cancer overtreated, study finds
About three-quarters of men with low-risk prostate tumors that can safely be ignored for months or years receive aggressive treatment, despite the risk of complications, researchers reported Monday. The findings, published in the Archives of Internal...Tags: Internists, New Jersey, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics
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Soldiers turn to horses for healing
Daily PressGordnier and Winston exercise inside the riding ring as the manager of Dreamcatchers, Melissa Conner, looks on. A group of riders heads out Thursday morning. Horseback has been proven to be therapeutic for the mind and the body. In addition to riding,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Internists, Behavioral Conditions, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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In treating breast cancer's harbinger, choice of surgeon matters
Surgeons make different choices in how they excise abnormal cells that are an early precursor to a breast cancer called ductal carcinoma, or DCIS. And surgeons make a wide range of recommendations on whether a woman diagnosed with DCIS should receive...
Tags: Health Treatments, General Practitioners, Surgery, Medical Research, Breast Cancer
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Medical marijuana could become legal in Illinois
A stricter set of rules and a surprise political alliance are helping build momentum for a long-thwarted effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois.
Some lawmakers are looking to make cannabis available for people seeking relief from...Tags: Symptoms, Minority Groups, Medical Research, Lawyers, Elmwood Park
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Breast cancer in men
HealthKey contributorJust like women, men have breast tissue. Although male hormones do not stimulate the breast tissue to grow into full breasts, men can still develop breast cancer. Because men's risk of developing breast cancer is very low (fewer than 1% of all breast...Tags: Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Hormones and Metabolism, Lymphatic System, Men's Health
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