Cancer Patient Stories

Patient Stories about cancer

March 28, 2016

Now Cancer-Free, Nurse Regrets Skipping Colonoscopy

Katrina Dupins

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

Susan Van Dusen

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

Susan Van Dusen

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

Benjamin Waldrum

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

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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

Susan Van Dusen

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

Susan Van Dusen

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

David Robinson

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

Susan Van Dusen

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…


February 11, 2016

Day at the Races March 17 to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – Enjoy the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick’s Day while you support cancer patients in Arkansas. Day at the Races is set for 11:30 a.m. March 17 at Oaklawn Jockey Club in Hot Springs. Guests will enjoy lunch and an afternoon of thoroughbred racing benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…



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