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Cancer Patient Stories: Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research

When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…

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Arkansas’ Leading Cancer Researchers Gather at Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Retreat

Arkansas’ Leading Cancer Researchers Gather at Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Retreat

In a strong showing as the state’s leader in cancer research, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its annual research retreat May 7 for scientists across the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Held at the Robinson Center Grand Ballroom in downtown Little Rock, the daylong event served as an opportunity for researchers…

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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to June 10 Town Hall in Texarkana

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to June 10 Town Hall in Texarkana

The public is invited to a town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, June 10, at Sandflat Glendale Shannon Neighborhood Center located at 209 E. 14th Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is holding the event to…

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1,700 Rally for Cancer, Raise $470,000 at Fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk

1,700 Rally for Cancer, Raise $470,000 at Fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held its fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk on Saturday, May 3, in Little Rock. With a total of 1,700 walkers registered from 71 cities and 10 states, the huge crowd circled the War Memorial Stadium’s outdoor course…

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Uterine Cancer Patient Chooses Innovative Treatment that Preserved Her Fertility

Uterine Cancer Patient Chooses Innovative Treatment that Preserved Her Fertility

Three years later, she is the mother of a miracle baby girl For 20 years, Mother’s Day was one of the hardest days of the year for Alicia Simpson. She loved celebrating the special day with her mother but did so believing she could never have a child of her own. Simpson has polycystic ovarian…

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