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Dr. Stephen Yang, removes 25% of the lung, taking out portions of the right upper and lower lobe section of the lung.

Dr. Stephen Yang, head of Thoracic surgery at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., reviews x-rays of Joan Johnson’s lung prior to her surgery.

Prior to surgery, Joan Johnson undergoes a spirometry, which tests the lung condition, as Joan breathes into the machine, the spirometer measures the volume of air exhaled.

Joan Johnson, 53, of Hagerstown, Md., a smoker since she was 12 years-old is diagnosed with lung cancer at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. As she waits to undergo pre-surgery tests, a technician dressed like an angel in celebration of…

Generations still work together and often live together. The Moore brothers lived with their parents until their death, and continue to live in the same house that they grew up in. Visiting their parent’s grave site, the farming tradition…

Brothers Paul and Charlie Moore, relax after a Saturday evening meal.

The annual Calvert County Farm Bureau Banquet, held at the fair building in Barstow, Md., is an evening of fun and food with an all you can eat buffet for $15.00. Lucky farmers with a winning ticket can go home with a door prize of 50 pounds of…

Steve and Paul Moore have some laughs at the annual Calvert County Farm Bureau Banquet.

Paul Moore, 56, barely finds the energy to eat his dinner

Stripping through the winter, tobacco is about the only crop that can sustain a small farm, many farmers say. According to Mr. Brady, Tobacco fetches $2500 in revenue per acre, compared with $120.00 per acre for soybeans and $130.00 per acre for…