Cancer Patient Stories
June 9, 2016
Showcase Features Research Using Natural Products
June 9, 2016 | Ten projects highlighting the use of natural products in medical research were on display June 1 at the latest Showcase of Medical Discoveries wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine and vice chancellor of research. The event was the 14th reception in a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS…
June 7, 2016
Cancer Institute Auxiliary Awards Grants, Announces New Officers
June 7, 2016 | Seventeen patient support programs have been awarded grants by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
May 25, 2016
UAMS and Chicot Memorial Medical Center to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings June 25 in Lake Village
LITTLE ROCK — Dermatologists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free skin cancer screenings from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 25 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, 2729 S. Hwy 65 and 82, in Lake Village. No appointment is necessary. Patients are asked to arrive no later than 1:30 p.m….
May 6, 2016
Freedom From Smoking Program to Begin May 18 at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Anyone ready to quit smoking is invited to participate in a free seven-week program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Freedom from Smoking will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning May 18 in the UAMS College of Public Health, Room 3/204. To register, contact certified tobacco treatment…
April 25, 2016
UAMS Cancer Specialists to Speak at May 19 Event in Hot Springs Village
LITTLE ROCK — You are invited to hear about Arkansas’ only allogeneic bone marrow transplant program for cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma at an event featuring specialists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The panel discussion will be held at 11 a.m. May 19 at Diamante Country Club, 2000 Country…
April 18, 2016
UAMS Receives Grants for Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection
April 18, 2016 | Women in Arkansas will benefit from two grants presented to UAMS by the Arkansas affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A grant of $87,642 will assist the UAMS Mobile Mammography Program to continue providing digital screening mammograms to women across Arkansas, with a focus on the 26 counties that…
April 8, 2016
UAMS to Offer Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings April 15
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free oral, head and neck cancer screenings from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. April 15 on the sixth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Screenings are noninvasive, take about 10 minutes and are conducted by the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology…
April 1, 2016
NFL Players Brighten Cancer Patients’ Day with Surprise Visit
APRIL 1, 2016 | Hugs, smiles and selfies were in plentiful supply March 31 when five professional football players made a surprise visit to patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
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…
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