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Be a Part of the Cure Walk

Walk for the Cure

Thank You for supporting us in 2025!

Thank you, amazing supporters, for making our 5th Annual Be a Part of the Cure Walk a success! Your generosity and passion drive our mission forward. We’re so grateful for you!

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A Walk to honor ALL Arkansas Cancer Patients

Be a Part of the Cure Walk strives to celebrate, honor, and remember all those touched by cancer. Survivors, check out our Growing Hope Zone at the Walk!

Survivor Information

2025 Walk for the Cure Emcee

Lesley Murphy is a professional travel journalist and Arkansas native known for spending over 300 days a year documenting her adventures in exotic locations worldwide, from Finland to Bali. She initially gained public attention as a contestant on Season 17 of ABC’s The Bachelor.

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Who are you walking for? Submit your videos and photos and story to be displayed on the Jumbotron at War Memorial Stadium.

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Sponsors

A big heartfelt thank you to all the amazing sponsors who make The Be a Part of the Cure Walk possible!

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Be a Part of the Cure Photos

Enjoy the photos of previous Be a Part of the Cure Walks.

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Patient Stories

Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research

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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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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Jeff and Leigh Ann Williams.

24-Year Myeloma Survivor Cites Positive Attitude as Key to Longevity

Jeff Williams maintains a basic approach to living with multiple myeloma. “Get as much exercise as possible,” he said. “I work about a mile from a YMCA. I stay in shape. It has to be a habit. If you go long enough, it will become a habit. Resistance training builds bone density.” Williams, 66, is…

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Alan Stephenson

Myeloma Warrior Offers Support to Others in Fight

Alan Stephenson has taken his myeloma diagnosis and turned it into a positive for himself and others in this situation. “One of the reasons I’m passionate about being an advocate is to let people know what to expect. The fear of the unknown is often a lot more than what you actually face,” he said….

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Appointments: (501) 296-1200
Referring Physicians: (501) 686-6080
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