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Running with Dozer: Fellow Maryland Half Marathon Runners Share Their Thoughts

May 31, 2011

Dozer is a 3-year-old goldendoodle who recently achieved quite an accomplishment — he joined the more than 2,000 people running the Maryland Half Marathon on May 15, 2011. He became a last -minute entry when he escaped through an invisible fence in his yard to join the runners passing by his house, which was near [...]

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Dog-Gone Good: Dozer Dashes for Cancer Research, Part 2

May 20, 2011

This is an update to a earlier post, in which we shared the story of Dozer, a 3-year-old goldendoodle who escaped through an invisible fence in his yard to join the more than 2,000 people running by his house in Sunday’s Maryland Half Marathon. Since that time, Dozer was given an official race finishers’ medal [...]

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Cancer Center Doctor Runs Half Marathon for His Patients — Past, Present and Future

April 11, 2011
Dr. Aaron Rapoport

By Dr. Aaron Rapoport Associate Director, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program Editor’s Note: The 3rd Annual Maryland Half Marathon takes place this year on Sunday, May 15 at Maple Lawn in Howard County.  All proceeds will go to support the work of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center.  Many cancer center [...]

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Light One Little Candle Provides Books to Children of Cancer Patients

March 8, 2011
Light One Little Candle Kick Off Event

The University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center held a familiy-friendly event in the Stoler Pavilion on March 1, 2011, when it launched Light One Little Candle, a program to provide books to children of cancer patients and caregivers. The program is based on the belief that reading together creates a special bond between parent and [...]

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Patient With Rare Lymphoma a Lifelong “Survivor”

March 3, 2011
Phillip Koubik and His Wife

By Phillip Koubik Cancer Survivor Phillip Koubik was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma in 2007. He was treated at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC), where he received a stem cell transplant in 2009. He has been in remission since October 2009, and recently posted the following comment [...]

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Stomach Cancer Survivor Running Maryland Half Marathon to Support UMGCC

February 23, 2011
Carl Womack, Stomach Cancer Survivor

By Carl Womack Cancer Survivor Editor’s Note: Two years ago, Carl Womack was diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer. Because of the excellent care he received from physicians and staff at UMGCC, he has committed himself to running the 2011 Maryland Half Marathon in support of the Cancer Center. Please visit his runner’s [...]

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Crafters Spread Some Holiday Warmth to Cancer Patients

December 23, 2010

The UMMC Knit & Crochet Circle, a group of people who knit and crochet from throughout the Medical Center, have been busy this fall making lap blankets for cancer patients in the Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. The goal for the holiday project was to make 100 blankets to distribute to patients who are [...]

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Greenebaum Cancer Center Patients and Staff Give Thanks

December 3, 2010
Visit the Official UMGCC Facebook Page

By Kathy Schuetz UMGCC Web Site Editor In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we posted the following message of “Thanks” to all Greenebaum Cancer Center staff on the UMGCC Facebook page: We’re so thankful this Thanksgiving for all of the wonderful, dedicated, compassionate staff at the Greenebaum Cancer Center… Here are some of the comments posted [...]

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Meet Elizabeth Saylor, UMGCC’s Young Adult Patient Navigator

November 19, 2010
Elizabeth Saylor

By Elizabeth Saylor Young Adult Patient Navigator, UM Greenebaum Cancer Center Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Saylor is the Young Adult Patient Navigator at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, thanks to a partnership with the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Elizabeth writes a weekly blog post for the Ulman Fund. Here is her first [...]

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Live Video Web Chat on Lung Cancer

November 9, 2010

By Kathy Schuetz UMGCC Web Site Editor Last week, the NCI announced initial results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which showed a 20 percent decrease in death from lung cancer among heavy smokers who had low-dose CT screening tests. While the study is the first to demonstrate that mortality from lung cancer can [...]

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