: UAMS Cancer Institute Receives $2.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Pathogens that Lead to Burkitt Lymphoma
A five-year National Institutes of Health grant over $2.3 million will fund researchers at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute studying how being infected with a gammaherpesvirus (GHV) and malaria parasite at the same time can lead to endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL).
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The Cancer Institute hosts many events, including Support Groups, Mammovan Scrennings, and Community Town Halls
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UAMS Cancer Institute Awards 4 Researchers with Grants for Breast Cancer Research
The Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP), a statewide fund administered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has awarded $400,000 in grants to support research focused on improving prevention, detection, and treatment options to ultimately alleviate the burden of breast cancer.
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Researchers’ Blood Cancer Therapy Discovery Published in Top Journal
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute made a breakthrough while studying a new therapeutic strategy for blood cancer that may lead to better future treatment options.
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UAMS Performs State’s First Liver Transplant for Colon Cancer Patient
Crystal McCoy was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2024 and received the first ever liver transplant for a colon cancer patient in the state in February 2026.
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Host Aug. 20 Town Hall in Blytheville
The public is invited to a community town hall meeting on cancer clinical trials, as well as prevention and screening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Arkansas Northeastern College, 2501 S. Division St., in the John Sullins Building, Room A101, in Blytheville.
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