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Be a Part of the Cure Walk

Be a Part of the Cure 2022

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Every $1 raised stays in Arkansas to fund cancer research, clinical trials, and long-term survival studies at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

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A Walk to Honor all Arkansas Cancer Patients

The Be a Part of the Cure Walk aims to raise awareness in the community about cancer and to provide the participants with education on cancer prevention, screening and services throughout Arkansas. Proceeds support cancer research at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. #beapartofthecure

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Donna Terrell the 2023 Emcee

Donna Terrell anchors FOX16 News weekday evenings at 5:30 and 9. She joined FOX16 in February of 2004.

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Be a Part of the Cure Photos

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Patient Stories

patient standing with her doctor

104 and Cancer Free

UAMS patient treated by James Suen, M.D., is one of the oldest living cancer survivors in Arkansas   A favorite pillow in Maddie Upton’s Camden, Arkansas, home reads, ‘I’m so far up the hill, I’ve started up the next one.’ At 104, there is no old age joke she hasn’t heard, and she shows no…

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UAMS Lung Cancer Survivor in the Healing Garden of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas

UAMS Lung Cancer Survivor Beats the Odds

About 25-30% of patients worldwide with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer die in less than three months. But with talented doctors, advances in treatment and a bit of luck, some patients beat the odds. John Pertuis, 62, is a member of this rarified group of lung cancer “long” survivors. With help from the UAMS…

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UAMS Be A Part of the Cure Walk Coordinator, Daniel Frazier, talks about his experience being treated for cancer at the very place he now works.

Daniel’s Story: From UAMS Lymphoma Patient to Be a Part of the Cure Walk Coordinator

Imagine you’re 23 and just landed your first promotion at your dream job. All is right with the world. Now imagine being diagnosed with lymphoma at the same time. For UAMS special events coordinator, Daniel Frazier, cancer was not part of the plan. “Whatever plan I thought I had, a cancer diagnosis was nowhere on…

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Patient Jay Connelley with his UAMS Care Team

Monticello Doctor Credits UAMS Bone Marrow Transplant for Getting Him Back to Medicine and Life

Jay Connelley, M.D., a family physician in Monticello, Arkansas, was so used to powering through the fatigue that comes with keeping doctors’ hours that it never occurred to him he might be tired for another reason. It wasn’t until he began experiencing frequent dizziness that he thought there might be more to it. “I was…

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Address: 449 Jack Stephens Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205
Parking Deck: 4018 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72205
Appointments: (501) 296-1200
Referring Physicians: (501) 686-6080
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