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Condition: Cancer

Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.

Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place.

When cancer develops, however, this orderly process breaks down. As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form growths called tumors.

Many cancers form solid tumors, which are masses of tissue. Cancers of the blood, such as leukemias, generally do not form solid tumors.

Cancerous tumors are malignant, which means they can spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. In addition, as these tumors grow, some cancer cells can break off and travel to distant places in the body through the blood or the lymph system and form new tumors far from the original tumor.

Unlike malignant tumors, benign tumors do not spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. Benign tumors can sometimes be quite large, however. When removed, they usually don’t grow back, whereas malignant tumors sometimes do. Unlike most benign tumors elsewhere in the body, benign brain tumors can be life threatening.  Read more at cancer.gov

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Resources Related to Cancer

Success Story: Debby Linton Ferguson (Article)

Cancer has hit Debby and her family hard, but thanks to UAMS Health, she and her family have been able to enjoy a healthy and active life.

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Clinical Trials

Search our clinical trials for those related to Cancer.

Locations Where Providers Treat Cancer

Note that the treatment of Cancer may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.

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Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral Medicine Clinic

449 Jack Stephens Drive
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Numbers
501-686-8700
New Patients
501-686-8700
Returning Patients
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UAMS Health provider and patient in Infusion Center A

Infusion Center A

449 Jack Stephens Drive
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-8386
New and Returning Patients
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Exterior of Outpatient Center

Specialty Pharmacy (Part of the Outpatient Pharmacy)

4110 Outpatient Circle
Outpatient Center
Suite 1200
Little Rock, AR 72205

General Information
501-686-5100
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Exterior of the Hickingbotham Outpatient Center

UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Clinic — Little Rock

9500 Kanis Road
Hickingbotham Outpatient Center
Suite 500
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-202-4715
New and Returning Patients
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Patient receiving her treatment in the UAMS Baptist Health Infusion Center in Little Rock

UAMS Baptist Health Infusion Center in Little Rock

9500 Kanis Road
Hickingbotham Outpatient Center
Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-202-2266
New and Returning Patients
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Areas of Expertise for Cancer

Image of male doctor giving intravenous drip chemotherapy treatment to a female cancer patient.

Cancer Care

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is Arkansas’ most comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility.

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Make an Appointment

Request an appointment by contacting a clinic directly or by calling the UAMS Health appointment line at (501) 686-8000.

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