Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
March 16, 2017
Two-Day Event Educates Professionals on the Latest Cancer Therapies
March 16, 2017 | For 20 years, a UAMS event has provided health care professionals with the most up-to-date information on diagnosing and treating colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers. A second day of educational sessions, combined for the first time in 2017, expanded the offerings to include overviews of several cancer-related topics specifically for primary…
March 13, 2017
Promise to Patient Inspires UAMS Doctor to run Half Marathon
March 13, 2017 | When Nikhil Meena, M.D., crossed the finish line of his first half marathon March 5, his patient, the late Joe Cook, symbolically crossed it with him. Cook, who died of lung cancer July 2, 2016, had taken up long-distance running about a year earlier after watching several friends enjoy the sport….
March 1, 2017
Journey Tribute Band to Headline UAMS Cancer Institute’s RockStar Lounge April 7
LITTLE ROCK — Relive the sights, sounds and energy of 80’s rock ’n roll when Resurrection – A Journey Tribute headlines RockStar Lounge. The event starts at 7 p.m. April 7 at Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, in Little Rock. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. Order tickets at therockstarlounge.com or…
February 17, 2017
Compassion Bags Brighten Day for UAMS Cancer Patients
Feb. 17, 2017 | A Valentine’s Day surprise brought smiles — and a few tears — to patients undergoing cancer treatment at UAMS. Thanks to the nonprofit organization Compassion That Compels and local boutique Altar’d State, 20 women were treated to a free totebag filled with items to comfort and support them while they undergo…
February 16, 2017
Day at the Races March 16 to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK — You are invited to enjoy a day of thoroughbred racing while also supporting cancer patients at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Day at the Races is set for 11:30 a.m. March 16 at Oaklawn Jockey Club in Hot Springs. Guests will enjoy…
February 15, 2017
UAMS to Offer 7-Week Freedom From Smoking Program Starting March 8
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). The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning March 8 in room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P….
January 30, 2017
UAMS Scientists Awarded Grants for Cancer Research
Jan. 30, 2017 | Three newly awarded grants will assist UAMS scientists in advancing their cancer research projects. The three grants of $10,000 each were presented to investigators Jan. 26 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute by the Envoys, a volunteer advocacy group of the Cancer Institute Foundation, during their “Doctor is In”…
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….
July 26, 2016
Sickle Cell Program Going Strong
July 26, 2016 | William Cooney, 66, has stuck with UAMS for 63 years as a sickle cell patient because he said over decades of change it has consistently provided him with the care he needs. Through transformations inside and outside of UAMS, including moving the hospital from McAlmont Street to today’s campus in 1956,…
March 15, 2016
Internationally Known Physician-scientist to Chair Radiation Oncology at UAMS
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…
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