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Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: UAMS to Purchase Proton Center of Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it is purchasing the Proton Center of Arkansas, allowing UAMS to immediately resume offering proton therapy to all Arkansans.

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The Proton Center of Arkansas is a partnership between Proton International, UAMS, Baptist Health, and Arkansas Children’s. The Proton Center is located in the UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center on the main UAMS campus.

UAMS Faces Obstacles in its Efforts to Save Proton Center of Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK — While the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is working to save the Proton Center of Arkansas (PIA) from closure, numerous obstacles continue to imperil the operation, said UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

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Subaru of Little Rock, Blood Cancer United Show Support for UAMS Blood Cancer Patients

Subaru of Little Rock and Blood Cancer United continued their long-standing collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute with donations for patients undergoing blood cancer treatment.

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Be A Part of the Cure Walk Raises More Than $500,000 for Cancer Research

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted the sixth annual Be A Part of the Cure Walk on Saturday, May 2, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

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UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Receives $200,000 Grant from Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 grant from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center. The grant will go to the purchase and installation of the Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic System. The medical equipment and software combine surface and…

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