Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute


June 8, 2015

UAMS to Host Cancer Survivorship Seminar July 11

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Cancer survivors and their care partners are invited to attend the first-ever “I Am a Survivor: Cancer Survivorship Seminar” from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 11 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


May 26, 2015

Couple Faces Dual Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Ben Boulden

May 26, 2015 | Herla and Sharon Mullins’ lives may have taken an unexpected turn, but the end result gave them a start on a healthier future.


May 8, 2015

Easts Give $1 Million for Surgical Oncology Chair

Ben Boulden

May 8, 2015 | A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.


May 6, 2015

UAMS’ Omar T. Atiq, M.D., Named Governor of Arkansas Chapter of American College of Physicians

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Omar T. Atiq, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been named governor of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term began during the ACP annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2015, in Boston on April 30-May 2.


April 15, 2015

UAMS Names Aubrey Hough, M.D., as First Faculty Member to Receive ‘University Professor’ Honor

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently named Aubrey Hough, M.D., a University Professor. He is the first UAMS faculty member to receive the honor.


April 1, 2015

UAMS’ Linda House Honored by American Cancer Society

Spencer Watson

April 1, 2015 | Linda House never misses a chance to offer a helping hand to patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. As the institute’s patient and family liaison, House greets patients and family members with a smile, offering support and services to make their lives a little easier.


February 26, 2015

Hermitage Woman Grateful for MammoVan

Katrina Dupins

Feb. 26, 2015 | For Mary Vines, the glass is always half full. And worry is one feeling she tries to avoid. Having been diagnosed with cancer in both her breasts, Vines chooses to be grateful the disease was caught in early stages thanks to the UAMS MammoVan.


February 5, 2015

Three Grants Presented to UAMS Cancer Researchers

Spencer Watson

Feb. 5, 2015 | Three newly awarded grants will assist scientists at UAMS in their search for novel cancer treatments.


Free Legal Assistance Event for Cancer Patients and Survivors Feb. 21

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Anyone in cancer treatment or who has completed treatment is invited to receive free legal assistance on important personal documents at an upcoming event.


December 2, 2014

Ashley County Cares Continues 10-year Tradition Of Giving to UAMS Breast Cancer Program

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – For the past decade, a group of women in Ashley County have made a difference in the fight against breast cancer.



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