American Cancer Society

As we head into “No Shave November,” the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation (APCF) is calling on men across the state to grow out their beards with pride in order to raise awareness around men’s health issues like prostate cancer. This year,…

Chris Fowler President (retired) Fowler Foods As a second-generation KFC franchisee, Chris Fowler began his career as a cook in the family’s restaurant business, eventually becoming President in 1985.  Until the recent sale of the business, Fowler operated 91 restaurants in…

Heading into “No Shave November,” the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation (APCF) is calling on men across the state to grow out their beards with pride in order to raise awareness around men’s health issues like prostate cancer. This year, APCF…

The board of advisors for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced the election of three new board members: Danyelle Musselman, Aimee Arzoumanian, MHA, and David Rainey, Ed.D.   Musselman…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus…

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has received $792,000 in funding to study DNA repair mechanisms. Justin Leung, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, was awarded the four-year Research…