Cancer Patient Stories
January 23, 2017
Lung Cancer Survivor Plays on With Help of UAMS
Jan. 23, 2017 | When Hot Springs musician Raymond Lovelace starting having migraine headaches in 2012, he set out to find the cause. “It raised a red flag,” he said, adding that he hadn’t experienced migraines for several years. After visiting his doctor in Hot Springs, he decided to seek a second opinion at UAMS….
January 17, 2017
Study Shows Chemotherapy Induces Cellular Aging, Which Promotes Side Effects, Cancer Relapse
Jan. 17, 2017 | Chemotherapy for cancer causes a pro-inflammatory stress response that promotes adverse side effects and cancer relapse, says a research team that includes the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Daohong Zhou, M.D., associate director for basic research in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is a co-author of the study…
December 14, 2016
UAMS Scientist Tackett Named Inaugural Recipient of Scharlau Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK — Alan J. Tackett, Ph.D., was invested Dec. 13 as the inaugural recipient of the Scharlau Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology with secondary faculty appointments in pathology and pediatrics, all in the UAMS College…
December 13, 2016
UAMS to Offer Freedom From Smoking Program Starting Jan. 4
LITTLE ROCK — Make 2017 the year you quit smoking for good, with help from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4 in room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute….
December 6, 2016
Gynecologic Oncologist John E. Savage, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist John E. Savage, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the second floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Savage earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa. After completing his internship at Los Angeles County University…
November 21, 2016
Annual Donation to UAMS Breast Cancer Program Brings Ashley County Cares Total to $358,000
LITTLE ROCK — Members of the grassroots group Ashley County Cares visited the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Nov. 16 to present a donation of $35,000 for breast cancer research and outreach. Since 2005, Ashley County Cares has worked in its community to raise $358,000…
November 15, 2016
Donation from Gwatney Buick GMC Benefits UAMS MammoVan
Nov. 15, 2016 | A month-long promotion at a North Little Rock car dealership is helping provide mammograms for women across Arkansas. During October, a portion of proceeds from sales at Gwatney Buick GMC were designated for the UAMS MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit that offers screening mammography to women throughout Arkansas. The donation was…
First Time in US: Patient Treated in Trial Using Virus on Brain Tumor
Nov. 15, 2016 | Beth Rogers might have been the first person in the United States to be treated as part of a clinical trial that included the injection of a virus into her brain tumor in combination with immunotherapy treatments – but the Hazen resident said she had no fear. “I’ve got so much…
October 25, 2016
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., Joins UAMS as Director of Center for the Study of Tobacco
Oct. 25, 2016 | Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco at the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Fagan also will serve as a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the…
October 20, 2016
Patient Searches Nation, Finds Best Cancer Care at UAMS
Oct. 20, 2016 | When Don Marshall, 58, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he wanted to make sure he received the best possible care. He was considering traveling to California for treatment until he realized there was a state-of-the-art facility in his own backyard. One year ago, Marshall went to a routine physical examination for…
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