breast cancer


April 14, 2017

Inherited Cancer Risk Leads Travel Blogger to Choose Mastectomy

Susan Van Dusen

Lesley Murphy with Dr. Ochoa and family

April 14, 2017 | Lesley Murphy is accustomed to waking up in exotic locations. From snow-covered Finland to the beaches of Bali, this 29-year-old professional blogger spends more than 300 days a year documenting her travels to vacation destinations around the world.


February 1, 2017

FIS Gives $25,000 for UAMS Mobile Mammography Program

Benjamin Waldrum

Members of the FIS campus leadership committee present a $25,000 check to the UAMS Mobile Mammography Program.

Feb. 1, 2017 | The UAMS Mobile Mammography Program recently received a lift from FIS, its newest partner, in the form of a $25,000 gift. For many members of the FIS campus leadership committee, which presented the gift, it is an intensely personal one. “If you pick anybody off the street from here or this…


April 18, 2016

UAMS Receives Grants for Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection

Susan Van Dusen

April 18, 2016 | Women in Arkansas will benefit from two grants presented to UAMS by the Arkansas affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A grant of $87,642 will assist the UAMS Mobile Mammography Program to continue providing digital screening mammograms to women across Arkansas, with a focus on the 26 counties that…


September 15, 2015

Woman Enjoying Life Despite Fighting Cancer

Katrina Dupins

Sept. 15, 2015|Suzanne Gatewood is enjoying life. Though she has been fighting breast cancer for 12 years, she says her outlook on life is more positive now than ever.


June 13, 2013

UAMS Breast Cancer Program Awarded $407,000 From Televised Charitable Shoe Sale

Holland Doran

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) took another step forward in the fight against breast cancer with more than $407,000 generated by the 19th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale,” held in October 2012.


UAMS Breast Cancer Program Awarded $407,000 From Televised Charitable Shoe Sale

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) took another step forward in the fight against breast cancer with more than $407,000 generated by the 19th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale,” held in October 2012.</p>


February 14, 2013

Knitting Group Provides Hope for Patients

Ben Boulden

Feb. 14, 2013 | A knitting group in Russellville is providing hope for breast cancer patients one breast prosthesis at a time.


November 26, 2012

Ashley County Women Continue Tradition of Giving

Nate Hinkel

Nov. 26, 2012 | A determined group in south Arkansas’ Ashley County has become a powerhouse in the fight against breast cancer.


October 10, 2012

Renowned Breast Cancer Researcher Presents Blass Lecture

John

The late philanthropist Elizabeth Weitzenhoffer “Betsy” Blass believed in the power of knowledge and research. She also was passionate about her volunteer involvement at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


July 24, 2012

Breast Cancer Study Finds Alternative to Radiation Therapy

Nate Hinkel

July 24, 2012 | A breast cancer study led by surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has shown to offer an effective alternative to external radiation therapy following surgery.



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