Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
January 22, 2019
UAMS Myeloma Center Social Work Manager Harold Dean to Lead National Association
LITTLE ROCK — The Association of Social Work Boards recently elected Harold Dean, LCSW, OSW-C, clinical social work program manager for the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), president-elect of the association’s board of directors. Dean will serve as president-elect for one year, followed by a two-year term as president…
December 14, 2018
Minimally Invasive Surgery Yields Successful Outcome for Lung Cancer Survivor
Mary Davis shies away from the spotlight.
“I don’t like to be the center of attention,” she said.
But in 2016, when a hacking cough resulted in an unexpected cancer diagnosis, she had no choice but to turn the attention to herself.
December 12, 2018
Shannon Fleming, Ed.D., Named Executive Director of Development for UAMS Cancer Institute
Shannon Fleming, Ed.D., has been named executive director of development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). His position will focus on fund raising efforts for the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
December 10, 2018
With the Ring of a Bell, 8-year-old Celebrates End of Radiation Therapy
It’s common to hear bells at the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. When a patient completes their final treatment, they celebrate by stepping up to the large brass bell on the wall and giving it a ring.
November 8, 2018
UAMS Cancer Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop New Cancer Therapies
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received a $604,208 grant to study how an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors helps tumors grow. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the three-year grant to Karen Abbott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College…
October 31, 2018
Klimberg Lectureship Brings Breast Cancer Luminaries Back to UAMS
Breast cancer treatments have improved dramatically over the last 20 years, with UAMS surgical pioneers such as V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Isabel T. Rubio, M.D., Ph.D., helping lead the way. Rubio, of Madrid, Spain, spent time at UAMS starting in 1996 as a Virginia Clinton Breast Oncology Fellow. She recently shared some of…
October 30, 2018
Sue Ward Named UAMS Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
With more than 2,000 volunteer hours behind her and countless more ahead, Sue Ward’s giving spirit shows no sign of slowing down.
UAMS Myeloma Center Team Rides for Research
Oct. 30, 2018 | For the second year in a row, a team of cyclists organized by the UAMS Myeloma Center, including patients, relatives, friends, supporters and at least 24 UAMS employees, rode in the second annual event Ride for Research on Sept. 29 to raise awareness of and more than $30,000 for research of…
October 26, 2018
After Mammogram Reveals Cancer, Mom of 3 Fights Back
When Abby Ellington got the call about a suspicious spot on her mammogram, she wasn’t worried. She had a scare seven years earlier, before a biopsy revealed her to be cancer free.
October 15, 2018
After 57-Year Respite, Little Rock Woman Beats Breast Cancer a Second Time
The year was 1961, and football season was in full swing. With her tickets in hand, University of Arkansas alumna Joyce Faulkner headed to Fayetteville to watch her beloved Razorbacks take the field. But first, she had one stop to make.
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