Cancer Patient Stories
March 28, 2016
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., Named Director of Breast Imaging at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., a fellowship-trained radiologist, has been named director of breast imaging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She sees patients in the UAMS Breast Center on the first floor of the Outpatient Center. Bryant-Smith has been an assistant professor in the UAMS Department of Radiology since 2006…
Now Cancer-Free, Nurse Regrets Skipping Colonoscopy
March 28, 2016 | As a nurse, Beverly Seaberg spends her time at work caring for patients. As a wife and mother, she also makes sure her husband, John, and two daughters, Cori and Caroline receive the best health care possible. Seaberg, 58, is an R.N. in the Quality Management department at UAMS. She has…
UAMS to Host Cancer Survivorship Workshop April 16
LITTLE ROCK – A workshop at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will focus on the needs and concerns of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. I Am a Survivor: Cancer Survivorship Workshop is set for 8 a.m. – noon April 16 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Cancer Institute. Registration begins at 8…
March 21, 2016
Rasco Symposium Offers Insight in GI Cancer Treatment
March 21, 2016 | Health care professionals gathered at UAMS on March 11 for the opportunity to learn the latest research and treatment innovations in colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Offered by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the 19th Annual Charles William Rasco, III Symposium on Colorectal Cancer and GI Malignancies brought…
March 17, 2016
Ten-year-old Donates Birthday Money to Cancer Institute
March 17, 2016 | Ten years ago, Lennon Tusieseina had just entered the world. Meanwhile, a team of doctors at UAMS was saving his grandfather’s life. Earlier this year, they saved his uncle, too. Lennon wanted to give something back. Toting a jar one-third his size stuffed with dollar bills, 10-year-old Lennon recently took his…
March 15, 2016
Internationally Known Physician-scientist to Chair Radiation Oncology at UAMS
March 15, 2016 | Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., an internationally recognized radiation oncologist and physician-scientist, is joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in the College of Medicine. Xia, who will join the faculty on July 1, 2016, currently serves as a tenured professor…
March 14, 2016
Madonna Tribute Artist to Headline UAMS Cancer Institute’s RockStar Lounge April 21
LITTLE ROCK — “Get into the Groove” when Madonna tribute artist Chris America takes the stage April 21 at Little Rock’s hottest rock ’n roll party, RockStar Lounge. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Club Level, 315 Main St., Little Rock. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. Order tickets at…
March 10, 2016
UAMS Event to Offer Free Legal Assistance For Cancer Patients April 6
LITTLE ROCK —Free legal assistance on important personal documents will be provided at a clinic April 6 to anyone in cancer treatment or who has completed treatment, based on financial need. The estate planning clinic will be held at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as…
March 9, 2016
UAMS Researcher’s HPV Vaccine Holds Promise for Saving Lives, Preventing Premature Births
LITTLE ROCK — A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, discovered by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher and recently shown to be safe, is being made available to a larger group of Arkansas women for further testing. In her recently completed phase I study involving 34 women, researcher Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., demonstrated…
March 8, 2016
New Tradition Bonds Friends Fighting Breast Cancer
March 8, 2016 | During one of her many trips to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Tammy Alexander spotted an old friend browsing in the gift shop. “Stacy Sells and I were classmates at Hendrix College, but we hadn’t seen each other in quite a while,” she said. Having seen a UAMS advertisement…
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