Cancer Patient Stories
February 26, 2015
Hermitage Woman Grateful for MammoVan
Feb. 26, 2015 | For Mary Vines, the glass is always half full. And worry is one feeling she tries to avoid. Having been diagnosed with cancer in both her breasts, Vines chooses to be grateful the disease was caught in early stages thanks to the UAMS MammoVan.
February 4, 2015
Family Thankful for Child’s Progress Over Cancer
Lexi Rawls can’t stop smiling. She’s a happy 4-year-old, who loves her family and her toys. The only difference is that Lexi is facing a challenge that no child should ever face: cancer. Lexi, Jessica, dad Josh and baby brother Adon have been away from their Bentonville home almost continually since late October when Lexi…
February 1, 2015
Dumas Man on a Mission About Male Breast Cancer
“You can do it in private. Nobody needs to know you’ve examined yourself. It’s a no brainer. If guys get breast cancer,” Gerry Vickers, 72, said, “why not feel once in a while?” The Dumas resident, who says he “never had any kind of tickle or an itch,” found his own acorn-sized mass one night…
November 5, 2014
Half-Century Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Perspective
In 1961, when most of the country was focused on the first American helicopters landing in Vietnam, 27-year-old Joyce Faulkner was already engaged in a different type of battle: the battle against breast cancer. Fast forward 50 years, and the now 77-year-old Faulkner not only won her battle but serves as inspiration for other women who…
September 5, 2014
Breast Cancer Survivor Keeps Hope Alive
Paula Rogers knows the difference that a simple act of kindness can make. As she was being wheeled into surgery for her second bout with breast cancer, Rogers’ doctor, V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., took her hand. “It was remarkable,” she said. “Dr. Klimberg took my hand and led the gurney to the operating room. I…
August 28, 2014
Makeovers Uplift Cancer Patients in UAMS Hospital
Aug. 28, 2014 | never had a makeover before, said Marcia Sweatt, as a specially trained cosmetologist applied blush to her cheeks. ;This was such a surprise.
August 5, 2014
Two-Time Cancer Survivor Fights Back
Fifteen years after undergoing a mastectomy to remove a cancerous tumor from her right breast, Sherry Tuminello thought her fight was over. Unfortunately, she was wrong. In 2006, Tuminello noticed a small raised area where her mastectomy had been performed and went to her local doctor to have it examined. After a series of tests and…
Cancer Forces Runner to Make Tough Decision
Last spring the school teacher and mother of two boys celebrated five years of being cancer free. For a year, Rhonda Ellis’ left hip popped and ached when she ran. The elementary school teacher and mother of two boys was too busy to have it looked at. Still, it nagged at her on her daily run…
July 30, 2014
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor Calls UAMS an Arkansas Treasure
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. Our patients say it best, and their stories are really the story of UAMS. All the formal awards and accolades just can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. UAMS patient Mark Pryor, a U.S. Senator…
July 15, 2014
UAMS Throat Cancer Patient First for Robotic Surgery
The cancer in Pat Longinotti’s throat was in a surgical no man’s land – at the base of his tongue. Removing the small tumor the traditional way would require a risky, disfiguring operation, said Emre Vural, M.D., a head and neck cancer surgeon in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery….
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