A Center of Excellence
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is Arkansas’ only comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility. The institute’s staff of physicians, nurses, researchers and other health care professionals is dedicated to improving the health of all cancer patients, both from Arkansas and beyond.
Conquering Cancer
Korey Heath was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, when she was 12. Korey is now celebrating seven years cancer free.
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NCI Designation
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute aspires to apply for National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation.
Treatments
There are many types of cancer treatment. The types of treatment that you receive will depend on the type of cancer you have and how advanced it is.
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Cross-Country Cyclists Stop by UAMS Cancer Institute to Promote Research and FundraisingJuly 3, 2019
Myeloma patient Melissa Durham of Strawberry, Arkansas, and her husband Eddie visited with nearly 30 students from The University of Texas at Austin in Texas who recently visted the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The students are part of a larger group cycling 4,000 miles from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, in support of cancer…
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.75 Million Grant to Study New Therapies for Metastatic MelanomaJune 20, 2019
Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a five-year $1.75 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify new tumor targets in the treatment of metastatic melanoma.