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Sunday, November 02, 2014

Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life - Cancer, Health, Medicine, Real People Stories : People.com

Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life - Cancer, Health, Medicine, Real People Stories : People.com:

"BY NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN @nweisenseeegan 11/02/2014 AT 07:35 PM EST

Brittany Maynard, who became the public face of the controversial right-to-die movement over the last few weeks, ended her own life Saturday at her home in Portland, Oregon. She was 29. " http://www.people.com/article/brittany-maynard-died-terminal-brain-cancer

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Kev McClellan Run Across America for Cancer

Kev McClellan Run Across America

March 8, 2013

Kev McClellan writes, “Cancer is a terrible thing, and by raising awareness, we can fight it. I'm running across the country to help raise awareness for cancer for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.

“Any donation will help me with my journey. Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters! So if you see me, my pockets will gladly take your spare change!

“If you can spare some money, you can donate electronically here. Even $5 helps a lot!

“http://4kforcancer.org/profiles/kevin-mcclellan/ (electronically, $5 is the minimum)

“Please, spread the word! Thanks so much.”

Any help you can give to Kev McClellan is greatly appreciated… Small donations to a good guy and a good cause add up. Kevin McClellan a fellow runner is one of “the three Kevins” - McDaniel College classmates – who went on the McDaniel in Greece Jan Term class. (The three Kevins in Greece, January 2013: Kevin E. Dayhoff, Kevin McClellan, and Kevin Alexander. McDaniel in Greece January 2013)

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2013/03/kev-mcclellan-run-across-america-for.html Labels: 20130100 Greece, Colleges McDaniel, Medicine Health cancer, Sports Running, World Europe Greece

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Scribd Kevin Dayhoff: http://www.scribd.com/kdayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/ Gizmo's: http://www.gizmosart.com/dayhoff.html

Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/ “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

We donated to Leukemia Lymphoma Society at the Westminster IHOP

Medicine health cancer, Restaurants IHOP

Friday, October 14, 2011

Home court is place to fight cancer at Manchester Valley

"Game on, cancer!"

Serve Up a Cure at Manchester Valley High

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-serve-cure-1016-20111013,0,133265.story

Home court is place to fight cancer at Manchester Valley

School rallies around player's mom for annual Serve Up a Cure event

By Katie V. Jones

"Game on, cancer!”

With those words, Katie White and her fellow Manchester Valley High School teammates took to the volleyball court Oct. 12 to fight not only their opponents from Brunswick, but cancer — in all its many forms.

Fighting cancer has become a personal mission for the team. During the squad's first season three years ago — Manchester Valley had just opened — White's mother, Cheryl, was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The team banded together and with the help of coach Mindy Unger, organized the first Serve Up a Cure fundraiser. ...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-serve-cure-1016-20111013,0,133265.story

... And photo gallery

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/ph-ce-serve-cure-pg,0,2498717.photogallery

LABELS: JOURNALISTS JONES-KATIE JONES, MEDICINE HEALTH CANCER, NEWSPAPERS EXPLORE CARROLL

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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Westminster Patch: Propane Truck Goes Pretty In Pink For A Cause

Propane Truck Goes Pretty In Pink For A Cause

A propane truck gets a dainty new look to raise awareness about breast cancer.

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/propane-truck-goes-pretty-in-pink-for-a-cause

By Nikki Gamer
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This is one make-over that doesn’t involve Oprah, make-up, weight loss or even women, for that matter.

Instead it involves a propane delivery truck and an important cause.

In honor of the American Breast Cancer Foundation, a Tevis Propane LLC delivery truck has gone through a dramatic make-over from blue to pink, while on its side is painted the iconic breast cancer pink ribbon.

This is the first year the company has gone pink for the cause. In addition, company employees were given pink shirts to wear once a month to raise awareness about breast cancer.

“Not only is this pink propane truck sure to turn heads on area roadways, for every gallon of propane it delivers to area homes and businesses, Tevis Propane will make a donation to the American Breast Cancer Foundation,” the Tevis press release stated...

http://westminster.patch.com/articles/propane-truck-goes-pretty-in-pink-for-a-cause

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Novel nanoparticles communicate to target tumors more efficiently June 19, 2011 by Anne Trafton

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, researchers have been working to develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors, minimizing the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. However, even with the best of these nanoparticles, only about 1 percent of the drug typically reaches its intended target.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-nanoparticles-tumors-efficiently.html#share

Now, a team of researchers from MIT, the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, and the University of California at San Diego have designed a new type of delivery system in which a first wave of nanoparticles homes in on the tumor, then calls in a much larger second wave that dispenses the cancer drug. This communication between nanoparticles, enabled by the body's own biochemistry, boosted drug delivery to tumors by over 40-fold in a mouse study.

This new strategy could enhance the effectiveness of many drugs for cancer and other diseases, says Geoffrey von Maltzahn, a former MIT doctoral student now at Cambridge-based Flagship VentureLabs, and lead author of a paper describing the system in the June 19 online edition of Nature Materials.

"What we've demonstrated is that nanoparticles can be engineered to do things like communicate with each other in the body, and that these capabilities can improve the efficiency with which they find and treat diseases like cancer," says von Maltzahn.

Senior author of the paper is Sangeeta Bhatia, the John and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology and a member of MIT's David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research... http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-nanoparticles-tumors-efficiently.html#share

Novel nanoparticles communicate to target tumors more efficiently June 19, 2011 by Anne Trafton

Thursday, March 10, 2011

baltimoresun.com: The debate over prostate cancer tests

The debate over prostate cancer tests

baltimoresun.com www.baltimoresun.com/health/la-he-cancer-psa-test-20110307,0,7991881.story

It would seem all men should have PSA checks to detect cancer. But the medical community is divided. Some, even the scientist who discovered PSA, see more harm than good.

By Chris Woolston, Special to the Los Angeles Times

March 7, 2011

Men of a certain age have heard the pitch many times: If they care about their health, they really should get their PSA checked. The simple blood test, men are told, can help uncover hidden cases of prostate cancer and potentially save their lives.

More than 20 million American men get their PSA measured each year. Doctors often include the test as a routine part of checkups for men older than 40, and many insurance companies flat-out require it. Cancer awareness campaigns frequently tout PSA tests as an important weapon against the disease, something like a male version of mammograms. The fact that prostate cancer kills more than 27,000 men a year may make the test seem like a no-brainer.

But when it comes to cancer screening, few things are as simple as they seem at first.

The PSA test is currently under attack on many fronts. While some experts credit the test with saving tens of thousands of lives each year, others say the benefits are over-hyped and might just be an illusion. And because treatments for prostate cancer can cause complications such as impotence and incontinence, there's a growing fear that PSA testing ends up harming far more men than it helps.

A quick primer: Adult prostate glands make prostate specific antigen, or PSA, a protein that helps make semen. Healthy prostates tend to release only a trickle of the protein into the bloodstream, but cancer generally turns up the flow. Men with a PSA of more than 4 nanograms per milliliter of blood or with PSA readings that jump more than 0.35 ng/mL from one year to the next are usually offered a needle biopsy to check the prostate for cancer…. www.baltimoresun.com/health/la-he-cancer-psa-test-20110307,0,7991881.story

20110307 BaltoSun The debate over prostate cancer tests

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L. George

Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L. George

August 15, 2008

County to hold first information session for veterans
Carroll County will host its first veterans muster Saturday to give Maryland veterans a chance to learn more about benefits and services offered by federal, state and nonprofit agencies. “They may not know they have certain benefits or know whe...Aug. 15, 2008

Fundraiser to be held for memorial
Organizers are hoping a consignment fundraiser Saturday in Eldersburg will help fund the state’s first Angel of Hope garden. The JOSH Foundation, short for Joining Others Seeking Healing, will hold its Children’s Consignment Charity Fundr...Aug. 15, 2008

Three-day walk to honor mothers, help fight cancer
Kristi Bozzell lost her mother to breast cancer. So did Sue Conklin. So when Heather Davidson asked them, along with her sister-in-law Krista Davidson, to be on her team for the three-day walk benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the decision requ...Aug. 8, 2008

20080815 Recent articles in the Carroll County Times by Staci L George