Issam Makhoul


March 19, 2018

Events Educate Professionals on Gastrointestinal Cancer Advances

Susan Van Dusen

UAMS' Issam Makhoul, M.D., (right) served as course director for the Rasco Symposium on Colorectal Cancer and GI Malignancies, and Ronald Bleday, M.D., of Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute was keynote speaker.

March 19, 2018 | Two UAMS events combined forces for the second year in a row to educate health care providers on the latest advances in gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis and therapy.


February 23, 2018

UALR Trojans ‘Pink Night’ Honors UAMS Breast Cancer Survivors, Doctor

Susan Van Dusen

UAMS' Issam Makhoul, M.D., (right) and breast cancer survivors were honored Feb. 22 by the UALR men's and women's basketball teams for their annual Pink Night.

Feb. 23, 2018 | UAMS breast cancer survivors were celebrated Feb. 22 as they joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) men’s and women’s basketball teams  at their annual Pink Night.


October 12, 2017

Breast Cancer Didn’t Steal Little Rock Woman’s Zeal for Life

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Josephine Guiden Daniela Ochoa UAMS

Oct. 12, 2017 | The past year and a half has included many challenges for Josephine Guiden — being diagnosed with cancer, then chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatments— but none of them have snatched her passion for life. “There’s power in knowing you have to be positive about life,” said the 70-year-old Little Rock resident….


March 16, 2017

Two-Day Event Educates Professionals on the Latest Cancer Therapies

Susan Van Dusen

March 16, 2017 | For 20 years, a UAMS event has provided health care professionals with the most up-to-date information on diagnosing and treating colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers. A second day of educational sessions, combined for the first time in 2017, expanded the offerings to include overviews of several cancer-related topics specifically for primary…


December 29, 2015

UAMS to Host Cancer Survivorship Workshop Jan. 23

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A workshop at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will focus on the needs and concerns of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. I Am a Survivor: Cancer Survivorship Workshop is set for 8 a.m.- noon Jan. 23 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Cancer Institute. Interactive sessions will be led…


October 7, 2015

Oct. 27 Science Café — ‘Novel Cancer Treatments’

Yavonda Chase

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Novel Cancer Treatments, on Oct. 27. Panelists will discuss promising research avenues and current cancer treatments. Held from 7-9 p.m. at Afterthought Bistro & Bar in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood, Science Café…


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.


July 16, 2015

Event Addresses Needs of Cancer Survivors

Kelly Gardner

July 16, 2015 | The challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis often don’t end on the last day of treatment. For manycancer survivors, physical and emotional hurdles continue for years to come.


April 3, 2015

Health Care Professionals Gather for 18th Annual Rasco Symposium

Ben Boulden

April 3, 2015 | A day-long event March 13 at UAMS gave health care professionals the opportunity to learn the latest research and treatment innovations for colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies.


March 13, 2015

UAMS, AETN Host Screening of Cancer Documentary

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March 13, 2015 | Arkansans got a sneak peak at a new documentary March 9 when UAMS and the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) hosted a screening of “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies”.



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