Cancer Patient Stories
May 20, 2014
Myeloma Patient Travels from Germany
In December 2003, Ines Plog left her home in Hamburg, Germany, to travel to Little Rock for treatment at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy. Less than two years later she was in remission. “I was convinced this was the right place to be.” Ines recommends the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy:…
May 19, 2014
Survivor Now Helps Raise Awareness
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient. All the awards and accolades can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. “The Cancer Institute is a bright star on the horizon of health care … thousands of people are dependent on the expertise at the Cancer…
May 18, 2014
Orthopedic Surgery Saves Life
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. “I met Dr. Nicholas at UAMS. His…
May 17, 2014
Patient Sees UAMS as Best Choice
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. “Choosing UAMS for my cancer care was…
May 15, 2014
Over the Hurdles
When attorney Ken Stoll of North Little Rock was diagnosed in 1991 with multiple myeloma, many would have called it a death sentence. He now thanks his doctor who referred him to the then-fledgling program for multiple myeloma at UAMS. It was that doctor’s foresight, coupled with UAMS’ dedication to patients with this rare cancer…
May 11, 2014
Clinical Trial Drugs Thwart Patient’s Thyroid Cancer
Before she enrolled in a UAMS clinical trial, Minnie Storment, 68, of Plainview, thought she had received every possible treatment for her thyroid cancer. Discovered at a late stage in 1996, Storment’s cancer never responded to treatments that work in most people, and over the years it spread, attacking her bones, liver and lungs. Thyroid…
May 6, 2014
Frequent Flier
The walk from Greg Pacheco’s front door to his car is not a long one. But in 2003, the 30-year-old could barely muster enough energy to take those few steps. Today, the California native is walking, driving and traveling halfway across the country thanks to a new therapy offered at UAMS. “I still have Castleman’s…
May 5, 2014
Wife, UAMS Save Crossett Man From Lung Cancer
Lung cancer usually strikes without obvious symptoms, but Ray Harper’s increasingly labored breathing convinced his wife that he needed to see a doctor. “I didn’t really notice it, said Ray, who quit smoking 10 years ago. But my wife did.” After his wife Pamela Harper got him to see a doctor, an X-ray showed a…
April 21, 2014
Super Bowl Champ Visits Cancer Institute Patients
Defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Super Bowl XLVIII champion Clinton McDonald learned that he has something in common with UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute patients when he paid them a visit last week — they are fighters.
Super Bowl Champ Visits Cancer Institute Patients
Defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Super Bowl XLVIII champion Clinton McDonald learned that he has something in common with UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute patients when he paid them a visit last week — they are fighters.
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