Cancer Research

The Centennial High School girls basketball team will raise money for cancer research during its home game against Howard High School on Thursday. The Lady Eagles will give the money they receive as donations and for raffle tickets to a cancer research organization founded by Kay Yow, the North Carolina State women's basketball coach who recently died after a years-long battle with cancer. The varsity game is at 5:30 p.m.; the junior varsity team plays at 4 p.m. Spectators at the games are asked to wear white to show their support for "whiting out" cancer.

Dr. Brian Cornblatt has been appointed manager of the Oncology Research Office at the Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center. Cornblatt earned his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University. His work has been published in Cancer Research and Biochemical Pharmacology. Dr. Elliot McVeigh has been named the new director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. Howard County General Hospital has appointed Sharon P. Hadsell as senior vice president of patient care services.

In Baltimore CountyCounty police union elects officers and board of directorsCARNEY -- Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 4, has elected new officers. The officers, whose terms begin Dec. 20, are:President, Sgt. Cole Weston; first vice president, Lt. Jerry Foracappo; second vice president, Cpl. Steve Comegna; lodge secretary, Sgt. Dave Folderauer; treasurer, retired Detective George Hubbard; state trustee, retired Lt. Lou Lagna; sergeant-at-arms, Sgt. Mel Teal; chaplain, retired Sgt. Paul Merkle.

Here is an edited excerpt of an editorial from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, which was published Wednesday.IN JUST the past 50 years, the incidence of breast cancer in the United States has more than doubled and nobody knows why. This scourge strikes one of nine American women; one of seven in higher socioeconomic groups. And nobody knows why. Some 43,000 women will die from the disease this year.The theory is, there is something about a successful, industrialized society that is massacring women by the tens of thousands, with the highly educated hit more often.

Chef's 'Sessions' to air on MPTCharlie Trotter (above), owner-operator of the top-rated Chicago restaurant that bears his name, is throwing his toque into the TV cooking-show ring.Starting Sunday at 3 p.m., the master chef will introduce a 13-part series, called ``The Kitchen Sessions,'' on Maryland Public Television. With jazz playing in the background, the half-hour weekly show features Trotter preparing such dishes as poached beef tenderloin with gnocchi and roasted root vegetables, pumpkin soup with pheasant breast and fried ginger, and chocolate-ginger truffle tart with pear-caramel sauce.

The Orioles' Mike Bordick and Ray Miller are among the more than 70 major-league players and managers promoting a home run challenge to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.From June 20 through June 25, every home run hit in major-league games will raise money for research to cure the disease, which affects one of every six American men. Individuals can pledge from 25 cents to $10,000 for each home run hit, and donations benefit CaP CURE, the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate, as well as the Cancer Research Institute and the National Prostate Cancer Coalition.

Vowing to make Maryland a national leader in anti-smoking efforts and cancer prevention, treatment and research, Gov. Parris N. Glendening unveiled plans yesterday for spending $1.7 billion from the state's tobacco settlement over the next decade.Glendening said $1 billion will be spent on cancer research, an anti-smoking campaign, substance abuse treatment and similar programs; $700 million will go to education spending between 2001 and 2010.The governor announced the spending plan before a packed auditorium at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, drawing applause from university staffers, anti-smoking activists, legislators and others.

The entire McQuin family of Mount Airy fought alongside the oldest son, Bobby, as he battled leukemia. Now that Bobby is in remission, the family has taken on a new project: a cross-country bike tour to raise money for cancer research.Everybody is going on the trip, which starts in San Diego next month and ends in Virginia Beach, Va., in July. "Everybody" means all 10 McQuins: parents Bob and Beth; Bobby, 19; Sean, 17; Megan, 15; Craig, 9; Amy, 7; Todd, 5; Shannon, 18 months; and Larisa Stone, 29, their foster daughter.

LONG after Parris N. Glendening fades from the Maryland political scene, he will be remembered for the billion-dollar campaign he unveiled late this week aimed at turning this state into a major center for cancer research and a leader in anti-smoking programs.With a firm boost from the General Assembly, the governor earmarked money from Maryland's tobacco-suit settlement for anti-cancer research, treatment and prevention programs; anti-addiction programs; anti-smoking efforts; and a program to help 1,200 tobacco farmers in Southern Maryland shift to other crops.

Chef's 'Sessions' to air on MPTCharlie Trotter (above), owner-operator of the top-rated Chicago restaurant that bears his name, is throwing his toque into the TV cooking-show ring.Starting Sunday at 3 p.m., the master chef will introduce a 13-part series, called ``The Kitchen Sessions,'' on Maryland Public Television. With jazz playing in the background, the half-hour weekly show features Trotter preparing such dishes as poached beef tenderloin with gnocchi and roasted root vegetables, pumpkin soup with pheasant breast and fried ginger, and chocolate-ginger truffle tart with pear-caramel sauce.

On August 8, 2009, Dr. Orazio "Ivy" Sindoni A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Joppa, MD on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12 noon. Interment will be in Barcellona, Sicily. Friends may call at the church in Joppa on Thursday from 11 to 12 noon prior to the service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, 401 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231 and should be earmarked for "cancer research".

Produce-linked food poisonings on the rise Americans didn't suffer more food poisoning last year despite high-profile outbreaks involving peppers, peanut butter and other foods, according to a new government report. Rates of food-borne illnesses have been holding steady for four years. They had been declining from the mid-1990s until the beginning of this decade, mainly because of improvements in the meat and poultry industry, some experts say. But produce-associated food poisonings have been increasing, and the nation is no longer making progress against food-borne disease rates, said Elliot Ryser, a professor of food science at Michigan State University.

The back of the T-shirt everyone was wearing Sunday said it all: "Heartburn can cause cancer." The Mordecai family didn't know that when John "Monte" Mordecai was diagnosed two years ago with esophageal cancer. He died less than a year later at age 63. In his honor - and ultimately in his memory - his daughter Mara, now 13, wanted to spread the word about this deadly disease, one that claims nearly all who are diagnosed with it, in the hope that no one else would have to lose their father to something that could have been caught sooner if only he had known to be on the lookout.

Thomas S. Shockley II, who collected and restored classic muscle cars of the 1960s, died Sunday at his Perry Hall home. He was 62. A cause of death was unavailable yesterday, pending a ruling by the medical examiner, family members said. Mr. Shockley was born in Baltimore and raised in Hamilton. He was a 1965 graduate of City College and attended the University of Maryland. He served in the Navy during the late 1960s and early 1970s. After his discharge, he worked in insurance and auto sales.

The Centennial High School girls basketball team will raise money for cancer research during its home game against Howard High School on Thursday. The Lady Eagles will give the money they receive as donations and for raffle tickets to a cancer research organization founded by Kay Yow, the North Carolina State women's basketball coach who recently died after a years-long battle with cancer. The varsity game is at 5:30 p.m.; the junior varsity team plays at 4 p.m. Spectators at the games are asked to wear white to show their support for "whiting out" cancer.

Cancer researchers have known for years that it was possible in rare cases for some cancers to go away on their own. There were occasional instances of melanomas and kidney cancers that just vanished. And neuroblastoma, a very rare childhood tumor, can go away without treatment. But these were mostly seen as oddities - an unusual pediatric cancer that might not bear on common cancers of adults, a smattering of case reports of spontaneous cures. And because almost every cancer that is detected is treated, it seemed impossible even to ask what would happen if cancers were left alone.

Make breast cancer a national priority One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2007 alone, 200,000 Americans, men and women, found out that they had breast cancer. The impact of this disease cannot be ignored, and our next president needs to make breast cancer a national priority. Researchers have also found that racial and ethnic minorities and women who have limited access to health insurance are more likely to die from breast cancer. For too long, there has been a gap in quality treatment and screening for breast cancer in America.

Psychology Debt leads to physical pain for millions The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck - and the back and the head and the stomach - for millions of Americans. When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they're much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. And not just little stuff; this means ulcers, severe depression, even heart attacks. Although most people appear to be managing their debts all right, perhaps 10 million to 16 million are "suffering terribly due to their debts, and their health is likely to be negatively impacted," says Paul J. Lavrakas, a research psychologist and AP consultant who analyzed the results of the survey.

On May 22, 2008 JOSEPH F. WILSON , passes away at home. He is survived by his mother Theresa Wilson, sisters Mary Walton and her husband John and Kathy Gittings and her husband Rich, two nieces, a nephew, other relatives and friends. There will be no services. Interment will be private. Donations to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), 1759 R Street, N.W., Memorial Department, Washington, DC 20009.

About 40,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Caught early, many oral cancers are considered by doctors to be curable. But the key is early diagnosis, says Dr. Christine G. Gourin, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Clinical Research Program in Head and Neck Cancer. To help publicize the warning signs of this disease, the third week of this month has been named oral, head and neck cancer awareness week, she says.