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Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: Be a Part of the Cure Walk

Be a Part of the Cure Walk

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

Let’s Work As a Team to Find the Cure

Be A Part of the Cure Walk honors cancer survivors and loved ones, providing hope for those fighting the disease and supporting cancer research in Arkansas. The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is dedicated to providing the very best patient care, developing new and novel clinical trials, while educating Arkansans about resources for cancer care, screenings and cancer prevention to help provide a better quality of life, healthier lifestyle and ultimately a Cure. Proceeds support cancer research in Arkansas. #beapartofthecure.

About the Walk

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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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2024 Sponsors

Thank you to the 2023 sponsors for the support of The Be a Part of the Cure Walk.

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Be a Part of the Cure Photos

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Patient Stories

Just in Time: Genoa Mom Grateful for Lifesaving Visit from UAMS MammoVan

A 45-foot van in the parking lot of your child’s elementary school might seem an unlikely location for one of the most important medical exams of your life. It was ideal for Lyndee Braley. The busy mother of three from tiny Genoa, Arkansas, population 972, had just turned 40 when she saw a notice on…

Fort Smith Retiree Heading to Disney World after Successful Proton Therapy for Brain Tumors

In November 2023, Malinda Larey, 67, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was all set to jump on the retirement travel bandwagon when she was unexpectedly diagnosed with atypical meningioma. Meningiomas are tumors that grow from the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Patients can have a range of symptoms — from none to severe seizures,…

Arkansan Sees Advanced Cancer Disappear with Experimental Drug Offered at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

A Little Rock man with resistant kidney cancer who underwent experimental immunotherapy in Phase 1 Clinical Trials at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has experienced a complete remission.

‘Everything Got Better,’ after Coming to UAMS, says Leukemia Lymphoma Patient

By the time Thomas Wages arrived at UAMS on February 15, 2022, he had been through one cancer diagnosis and 13 types of intensive chemotherapy. He was 70. The active father of four was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in 2008, devastating news that came during one of the happiest times of his life….

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