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Finding cancer earlier: New tests show promise with broader screening available
CancerSEEK is one of several forerunners for a multi-cancer blood screening test that would complement existing single cancer screenings like mammography, pap smears and colonoscopies.
The merger of conventional medical treatment with integrative medicine
Tracy Gosson was first diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in April 2019 after feeling tired and not like herself for months. During her treatment, the founder of the branding […]
HIPEC seen as cutting-edge treatment for some cancer patients
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, or HIPEC, is a two-part treatment option for cancers that result in peritoneal spread in coating the abdominal cavity.
UM Greenbaum cancer center earns renewal of NCI designation
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned renewal of its National Cancer Institute designation.
Hopkins company raises $110 million to develop cancer test
A startup developing technology originating at Johns Hopkins that offers early detection of cancers launched Thursday with $110 million in Series A funding, a record Series A round for a […]
Hogan says he’d make congressional districts more contiguous
While Gov. Larry Hogan says a second term would look a lot like his first, he also says Maryland voters can expect to see some significant changes — notably in how the state's congressional map is drawn.
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million
A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury's verdict that found Monsanto's weed killer caused a groundskeeper's cancer, but she slashed the amount of money to be paid from $289 million to $78 million.
Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward
Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer caused cancer cleared a big hurdle Tuesday when a U.S. judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Rockville firm gets Chinese patent for cancer technology
BioMarker Strategies LLC, a pharmaceutical research services firm based in Rockville, announced on Monday that it had received a Chinese patent for a cancer technology.
Hogan has skin lesions removed
A morning procedure in a doctor’s office had Gov. Larry Hogan looking a little different during an afternoon news conference. Hogan sported three small, flesh-colored bandages on his forehead during a […]
Bluefield Innovations funds first project, a cancer target
A collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and Deerfield Management to fuel early stage therapeutics has found its first project, the collaboration announced Thursday. Bluefield Innovations, founded last year, said it […]
Md. cell therapy company gets patent for new cancer treatment
American Gene Technologies International Inc., a leading gene and cell therapy company in Rockville, received a patent covering ways of treating cancer.
