breast cancer
July 24, 2012
Breast Cancer Study Finds Alternative to Radiation Therapy
July 24, 2012 | A breast cancer study led by surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has shown to offer an effective alternative to external radiation therapy following surgery.
July 10, 2012
UAMS, Mexican Consulate Receive $50,000 Komen Grant
July 10, 2012 | The successful health information and screenings program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public at the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock received a $50,000 grant from Susan G. Komen For The Cure to promote breast cancer education and screening.
UAMS College of Public Health, Mexican Consulate Receive $50,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness From Komen
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The successful health information and screenings program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public at the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock received a $50,000 grant from Susan G. Komen For The Cure to promote breast cancer education and screening. </span>
April 20, 2012
MammoVan Honored with Josetta Wilkins Award
April 20, 2012 | For thousands of women in Arkansas, the act of getting a mammogram is as simple as visiting their local clinic. But for the remainder of women in the state, it’s not quite so simple.
April 12, 2012
UAMS Receives Komen Funding for Mobile Mammography Unit
April 12, 2012 | More Arkansas woman will have access to breast cancer screening thanks to a grant supporting the mobile mammography program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
February 28, 2012
UAMS Breast Cancer Awareness Program Receives $30,000
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Witness Project, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to increase awareness of breast cancer, has been awarded a $30,000 one-year grant from the Avon Foundation for Women. It is the 11th year the program has received Avon Foundation for Women funding.</span>
February 3, 2012
Breast Cancer Survivor Keeps Hope Alive
Feb. 3, 2012 | 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. <br />
January 4, 2012
Mastectomy Patients Offered Total Skin-Sparing Procedure
Jan. 4, 2011 | Cristiano Boneti, M.D., is excited that breast cancer patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now have a surgical option that wasn’t available as recently as seven years ago. The procedure is called the total skin-sparing mastectomy, and it can give improved reconstruction results to breast cancer patients who undergo mastectomy procedures.
December 7, 2011
Grassroots Group Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research, Programs
Dec. 7, 2011 | Something special happens every Tuesday in south Arkansas’ Ashley County: Everyone wears pink.
November 28, 2011
New Surgery at UAMS Provides Dramatic Reduction in Arm Swelling for Lymphedema Patients
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in Arkansas and one of a handful of medical centers in the country offering a new surgical alternative to treat lymphedema, the chronic arm swelling frequently associated with breast cancer treatment.
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