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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: Health, General Motors Corp., Social Services, Christianity, Wars and Interventions
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Baby born with rare brain tumor faces chemotherapy
Sue and Ben Erickson thought they were prepared after learning that their baby could be born with physical or mental disabilities. An ultrasound during the 36th week of pregnancy revealed an excess of cerebral fluid on the unborn infant's brain, but the...Tags: Glioma, Health, Human Body, Chicago Tribune, Palliative Care
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Sentara offers new outpatient procedure to diagnose lung cancer
Sentara Regional Medical Center and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital have joined a few other hospitals in Virginia using a new GPS-style system to locate, test and mark spots on the lung. The electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy allows for more...Tags: Health, Human Body, Sentara, Lungs and Airways, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Dr. Duane Anthony Sewell, head and neck surgeon
Dr. Duane Anthony Sewell, a highly regarded head and neck surgeon and researcher who was also a member of the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, died Nov. 26 of gastric cancer at his Mount Washington home.
Dr. Sewell was 44.
"I...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Montgomery County (Maryland), Health, Human Body, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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Hormonal prostate cancer therapy tied to blood clots
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone-targeted therapy for prostate cancer may raise the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots, a large U.S. study suggests. Analyzing data on more than 154,000 older men with prostate cancer, researchers found that...Tags: Prostate, Health, Hormones and Metabolism, Human Body, Prostate Cancer
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Nordstrom Hosts Shopping Event For Cancer Community
Channel 2 NewsA major retailer opened its doors early on Sunday morning to give the cancer community a special shopping opportunity. Nordstrom hosted the shopping event that began at 9 a.m., inviting cancer patients, survivors and supporters a chance to shop...Tags: Cancer, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Nordstrom
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My Turn: Carrying on in the wake of tragedy
I like to help people. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll take on anyone and anything to try to make it better. Then news came about a boy, and everything changed.
A family in our community lost their teenage son when he fell from the fifth-floor balcony...Tags: Health, Cancer, Health Treatments, Lung Cancer
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Some good news about cancer
HealthThere are nearly 12 million survivors in the United States alone and two out of three people live at least five years after their diagnosis. Thanks to early detection and better treatments, the nation's cancer death rate has dropped 18 percent since the... -
New help for basal cell skin cancer patients
HealthOn Monday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat advanced basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. This is good news for the approximately 2.8 million Americans who will be diagnosed with a basal-cell... -
Pocono Medical Center gets accreditation
HealthPocono Medical Center has been recognized for taking a step forward in treatment of breast cancer. Pocono received a three-year term of accreditation with a gold seal in mammography after a review by the American College of Radiology, it said in a news...
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