Colorectal Cancer Seminar for Health Professionals March 6 at UAMS

Colorectal Cancer Seminar for Health Professionals March 6 at UAMS Colorectal Cancer Seminar for Health Professionals March 6 at UAMS
Home Questions About Raises, Shuttle Fees Top Administrators Forum A UAMS Update article about Meet Your Administrator” Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen Doughnut Sale to Help UAMS Psychiatry Youth Program A UAMS Update article about a bake sale Call-in Announcements, Forums Will Give Employees More Information A UAMS Update article about plans to improve communication between administration and employees of UAMS Medical Center IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstakes IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstates The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later Free Tickets for UAMS Nights at Ray Winder Field A UAMS Update article about UAMS Night with the Travelers ARIA Training Sessions May 19 - June 27 at UAMS A UAMS Update article about May 19 - June 27 training sessions Human Research Forum Is May 21 A UAMS Update article about human research Q & A Accolades, May 2003 Accolades to UAMS faculty and staff GCRC Deadline Changed to July 1 for Grant Proposals A UAMS Update article about GCRC pilot grants History of the Help Desk Watch, Look & Listen: Preview of New UAMS Public Service Campaign Forum to Discuss Impact of HIPAA on Research Update article about HIPAA and research at UAMS Human Research Q and A Forum June 27 A UAMS Update article about the human research forum Emailed Version of UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices Free UAF Symposium Aug. 14-15 on Evolution of Human Diet A UAMS Update article about a diet symposium at UAF Tom Butler is Arkansas Administrator of the Year Tom Butler of UAMS Is Arkansas Administrator of the Year Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.* Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form. Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®! Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure! UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™ Warren Kids First Health Fair Promises Something for Everyone Warren Kids First Health Fair Promises Something for Everyone UAMS Chancellor Elected to Board of National Organization UAMS Chancellor Elected to Board of National Organization UAMS Respiratory Care Student in Texarkana UAMS Respiratory Care Student in Texarkana Nov. 2-8: Allied Health Professions Week Health Career Opportunities Are the Best Ever, UAMS Dean Says UAMS Child Car Seat Safety Checks Nov. 1 UAMS Professor to Discuss “Enteral Nutrition” Dec. 2 Ronni Chernoff, Ph.D., R.D., of UAMS will discuss “Enteral Nutrition” at noon Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Northeast, 223 E. Jackson St., Jonesboro. Two UAMS Physicians Receive Prestigious Psychiatry Awards Robert Jarvis, M.D., and John Spollen, M.D., of UAMS have received prestigious national awards from the Association for Academic Psychiatry. Dr. William E. Golden of UAMS to Discuss “Quality Improvements in Health Care” Nov. 11 William E. Golden, M.D., of UAMS will discuss “Quality Improvements in Health Care” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Fort Smith, AR. UAMS Professor Receives Palmer Award Gordon E. Schutze, M.D., is one of only 10 medical residency program directors in the country to receive the 2004 Parker J. Palmer Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). UAMS Physician Appointed to Arkansas Health Care Foundation Board of Directors Jerry Malott, M.D., appointed to the board of directors of the Arkansas Health Care Foundation (AHCF). UAMS Scientist to Discuss Exercise for Elderly Dec. 9 UAMS scientist Charlotte Peterson, Ph.D., will deliver a scientific lecture on the implications of exercise for the elderly in the Alzheimer’s Seminar Series. Peterson will speak on “The Role of Inflammatory Response in Muscle Adaptation to Exercise in the Elderly” Tues., Dec. 9, noon-1 p.m. in Sam Walton Auditorium on the 10th floor of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at UAMS. The free lecture will be for scientific faculty, students, researchers, and health care professionals, but the public is welcome. Lunch will be provided for the first 70 attendees. Peterson has demonstrated through her research that stem cells in muscles tend to turn into fat-like cells as people age. This may contribute to frailty and reduced ability to recover from muscle injuries. She is part of a team of scientists studying whether the same genes are at work in muscle loss, bone loss, and memory loss, and other common factors. Those visiting from off-campus for the lecture can park in the Outpatient Parking Deck, located across Jack Stephens Drive from ACRC. Parking will be validated for those who sign in at the lecture. UAMS Surgeon Elected to American Orthopaedic Association UAMS Surgeon Elected to American Orthopaedic Association, LITTLE ROCK – Richard W. Nicholas, M.D., a professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology in the College of Medicine and director of clinical services for the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been inducted into the exclusive American Orthopaedic Association. Nicholas’ specialties are musculoskeletal oncology and limb salvage. To be selected for membership in the association, a candidate must demonstrate leadership in the orthopaedic community, make significant contributions to the field of orthopaedics, and be certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery or be a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in Orthopaedic Surgery. J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award, LITTLE ROCK -- Jawahar L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., director of cardiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received the prestigious Albrecht Fleckenstein Memorial Award for identifying a specific gene associated with heart attacks. Mehta accepted the award for contributions to basic research in cardiology from the International Academy of Cardiology at the Third World Congress on Heart Disease in Washington D.C. He is professor of internal medicine and director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine, and the Howard and Elsie Stebbins Chair in Cardiology at UAMS. An international research team, led by Mehta, identified a cholesterol receptor cell known as the Lecton-like Oxidized (LOX) LDL receptor, and has found a genetic link to the performance of the LOX-1 receptor gene. People with a malfunctioning or abnormal LOX-1 gene appear to be almost three times more likely to suffer heart attack. Only one Fleckenstein winner is chosen each year by a 15-member nominating committee of the International Academy. He becomes the sixth winner of the award named after the German cardiovascular pathologist best known for discovering the link between calcium and heart disease. UAMS Cancer Awareness Expo Aug. 23 in Forrest City FORREST CITY – The first annual St. Francis County Cancer Awareness Expo Saturday, Aug. 23, in Forrest City will be a fun tour of booths about good health, with free box lunches for the first 200 participants to arrive. Forrest City Mayor Larry Bryant will preside at the opening of the health fair, to be at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Salem Community Center, 105 Haven St. The Cancer Control Outreach Center, part of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is sponsoring the fair, along with the St. Francis County Cancer Council, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, the City of Forrest City, Lee County Cooperative Extension Clinic, Breast Care of St. Francis County, Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City, Arkansas Department of Health Hometown Health Initiative, and the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. Participants will receive a Cancer Awareness Expo Passport and be able to sign a Cancer Wellness Pledge. Dr. Sandeep Bhargava of UAMS to Discuss “Hepatitis B & C” Aug. 27 in Mountain Home MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Sandeep Bhargava, M.D., an assistant professor of internal medicine (gastroenterology) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will present “Hepatitis B & C” at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Mountain Home, Ark. The lecture at Baxter Regional Medical Center, 624 Hospital Dr., will be for medical professionals only. For additional information about the lecture, contact Diahanne VanGulick at (870) 508-1764 or Erica Monday at (501) 686-7831. Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present “Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro, Dr. Carlton Chambers of UAMS to Discuss “External Ear Canal” Aug. 19 in Gravette Dr. Carlton Chambers of UAMS to GravetteDiscuss "External Ear Canal” Aug. 19 in Gravette, GRAVETTE, Ark. – Carlton L. Chambers, M.D., an assistant professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will present “External Ear Canal” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Gravette, Ark. The lecture at Gravette Medical Center Hospital, 1101 Jackson St. SW, will be for medical professionals only. Chambers also serves as the chief of otolaryngology at the John L. McClellan Memorial VA Medical Center, an affiliate of UAMS. For additional information about the lecture, contact Debi Saunders at (479) 787-5299, ext. 134, or Erica Monday at (501) 686-7831. UAMS Medical Student Receives Exclusive AIDS Fellowship Medical Student Receives Exclusive AIDS Fellowship, LITTLE ROCK – Sherita Willis, M.S., of Luxora, Arkansas, a senior in the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of eight medical students nationwide chosen for the National Medical Fellowships Program in AIDS Care. Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Richard P. Wheeler, M.D., of the UAMS College of Medicine called the award a major accomplishment. Willis will participate in a multidisciplinary training program at the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute Oct. 6-31. She plans to practice family medicine, with a special interest in infectious diseases, in her native Mississippi County. UAMS Vice Chancellor Leo Gehring Earns Professional Distinction UAMS Vice Chancellor Leo Gehring Earns Professional Distinction, UAMS Back to School Jam Fest Aug. 30 at University Mall UAMS Back to School Jam Fest Aug. 30 at University Mall UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 19 UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 19 Free “Matters of the Heart” Seminar Aug. 23 at UAMS Free “Matters of the Heart” Seminar Aug. 23 at UAMS Kids on the Go at UAMS Camp Wannarunaround in Helena Kids on the Go at UAMS Camp Wannarunaround in Helena Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13 Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13 Dr. Charles Bower of UAMS to Speak Jan. 6 in Van Buren Dr. Charles Bower of UAMS to Speak Jan. 6 in Van Buren UAMS Breast Cancer Expert to Speak Jan. 14 in El Dorado UAMS Breast Cancer Expert to Speak Jan. 14 in El Dorado UAMS Has Okay to Offer Public Health Doctorate UAMS Has Okay to Offer Public Health Doctorate UAMS Witness Project to Give Free or Low-Cost Mammograms January 27 in Monroe County UAMS Witness Project to Give Free or Low-Cost Mammograms January 27 in Monroe County Charles D. Mabry, M.D., of UAMS Receives Two National Honors Charles D. Mabry, M.D., of UAMS Receives Two National Honors UAMS Receives Another $110,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness UAMS Receives Another $110,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness UAMS Audiologist Receives Two Prestigious Awards for Hearing Loss Research UAMS Audiologist Receives Two Prestigious Awards for Hearing Loss Research UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS Program on Childhood Body Mass Index Feb. 17 UAMS AHEC-South Arkansas to Host Terrorism Meeting UAMS Seminar on Colorectal Cancer March 6 UAMS Professor to Discuss Medical Ethics March 9 in Fort Smith UAMS Offers Free Seminar on Allergies March 6 UAMS Neurologist to Discuss Detoxification March 31 in Mountain Home UAMS Specialist to Discuss Acute Pain March 11 in El Dorado Mammograms Available March 11 in Marianna UAMS Surgeon to Give Breast Cancer Update March 8 at Air Force Base Mammograms Available Feb. 24 in Marvell Mammograms Available Feb. 24 in Marvell Bruce R. Smoller, M.D., Is New Pathology Chair at UAMS College of Medicine UAMS, Other National Leaders in Online Nursing Education UAMS Receives Avon Breast Care Grant for Third Year UAMS Nephrologist to Discuss Chronic Renal Disease April 13 in Fort Smith UAMS Nephrologist to Discuss Chronic Renal Disease April 13 in Fort Smith UAMS Nephrologist to Discuss Chronic Renal Disease April 13 in Fort Smith UAMS Nephrologist to Discuss Chronic Renal Disease April 13 in Fort Smith “You Have a Lot of Nerve!”: UAMS Mini-medical School April 1- May 6 “You Have a Lot of Nerve!”: UAMS Mini-medical School April 1- May 6 “You Have a Lot of Nerve!”: UAMS Mini-medical School April 1- May 6 “You Have a Lot of Nerve!”: UAMS Mini-medical School April 1- May 6 UAMS Nursing Professor to Edit International Journal UAMS Nursing Professor to Edit International Journal Woodwind Quintet to Perform at UAMS April 6 Woodwind Quintet to Perform at UAMS April 6 Paintings by Sue Harvey in Exhibit May 3 - June 30 at UAMS UAMS Geriatrics Program Moves Up to No. 8, Primary Care Makes Debut on U.S.News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” UAMS Geriatrics Program Moves Up to No. 8, Primary Care Makes Debut on U.S.News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools Senior Medical Students Find out Where They Will Receive Post-Medical Training at ‘Match Day’ Ceremony UAMS Neurologist to Discuss Acute Detoxification of Alcohol-Dependent Patients April 21 in Mountain Home UAMS Neurologist to Discuss Acute Detoxification of Alcohol-Dependent Patients April 21 in Mountain Home UAMS Neurologist to Discuss Acute Detoxification of Alcohol-Dependent Patients April 21 in Mountain Home UAMS Neurologist to Discuss Acute Detoxification of Alcohol-Dependent Patients April 21 in Mountain Home UAMS Seminar on Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery May 1 UAMS Seminar on Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery May 1 Free Peripheral Vascular Disease Checks May 8 at UAMS Peripheral Vascular Disease Checks May 8 at UAMS UAMS, Arkansas Army National Guard Join Forces To Improve Emergency Medical Training LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Army National Guard combat medics will be able to help meet the high demand for emergency care workers, whether for response to a medical emergency, a natural disaster or in support of a military deployment because of a new partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS, Arkansas Army National Guard Join Forces To Improve Emergency Medical Training LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Army National Guard combat medics will be able to help meet the high demand for emergency care workers, whether for response to a medical emergency, a natural disaster or in support of a military deployment because of a new partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Gives Far-Away Families Close-up View of Babies LITTLE ROCK –UAMS Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to put Web-based video cameras in its Critical Care Nursery, where newborn infants can be viewed from anywhere parents have Internet access. UAMS College of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece Recruited to University of Maryland School of Medicine UAMS College of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece Recruited to University of Maryland School of Medicine UAMS College of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece Recruited to University of Maryland School of Medicine UAMS College of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece Recruited to University of Maryland School of Medicine Free Workshops on Lead-Safe Practices to be Held Nov. 24 Free Workshops on Lead-Safe Practices to be Held Nov. 24 UAMS Employees Can Find Thanksgiving Meal at Area Church UAMS Employees Working Thanksgiving Can Find Meal at Area Church UAMS Employees Can Find Thanksgiving Meal at Area Church UAMS Employees Working Thanksgiving Can Find Meal at Area Church Nov. 25, Science Café – ‘What’s The Big Deal About Nanoscience? LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, What’s The Big Deal About Nanoscience?on Nov. 25. Panelists will describe their experience and research on nanoscience, nanoparticles, nanomedicine and broader nanotechnology applications in several areas. Distinguished Lecturer Hobbs Sees Progress in Fight Against Birth Defects Nov. 14, 2008 \| UAMS birth defects expert Charlotte Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., knows how far science has come in helping babies born with any of the 30 or more types of birth defects. Distinguished Lecturer Hobbs Sees Progress in Fight Against Birth Defects Nov. 14, 2008 \| UAMS birth defects expert Charlotte Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., knows how far science has come in helping babies born with any of the 30 or more types of birth defects. Distinguished Lecturer Hobbs Sees Progress in Fight Against Birth Defects Nov. 14, 2008 \| UAMS birth defects expert Charlotte Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., knows how far science has come in helping babies born with any of the 30 or more types of birth defects. Thanksgiving Desserts Available In Cafeteria Thanksgiving Desserts Available In Cafeteria Thanksgiving Desserts Available In Cafeteria Thanksgiving Desserts Available In Cafeteria Purchase a Star Now for the Miracle Star Tree at the Cancer Institute Purchase a Star Now for the Miracle Star Tree at the Cancer Institute Purchase a Star Now for the Miracle Star Tree at the Cancer Institute Purchase a Star Now for the Miracle Star Tree at the Cancer Institute Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus JEI April 2007 Outlook Newsletter April JEI 2007 Outlook Newsletter Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings Offered Dec. 11, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available Dec. 11 to Lee County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health. Arkansas Minority Health Commission Funding to Benefit Underserved, Uninsured Arkansas Minority Health Commission Funding to Benefit Underserved, Uninsured TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus Dec. 2, 3 and 4 TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus Dec. 2, 3 and 4 TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus Friday@Noon: Citrix Access Gateways Friday@Noon: Citrix Access Gateways Friday@Noon: Citrix Access Gateways Friday@Noon: Citrix Access Gateways Holidays Are A Time For Dancing Holidays Are A Time For Dancing Holiday Giving Opportunities Holiday Giving Opportunities JEI April 2007 Outlook Newsletter JEI April 2007 Outlook Newsletter UAMS College of Public Health Hosts Mexican Counterparts Nov. 19, 2008 \| A budding relationship between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the only accredited school of public health in Mexico was strengthened after a recent visit. UAMS College of Public Health Hosts Mexican Counterparts Nov. 19, 2008 \| A budding relationship between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the only accredited school of public health in Mexico was strengthened after a recent visit. UAMS College of Public Health Hosts Mexican Counterparts Nov. 19, 2008 \| A budding relationship between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the only accredited school of public health in Mexico was strengthened after a recent visit. Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus Walton Family Foundation Donates $300,000 to UAMS for Northwest Campus UAMS Northwest Arkansas Campus Receives $1.5 Million from Arkansas Philanthropists LITTLE ROCK – A trio of Arkansas philanthropists today gave a total of $1.5 million towards development of the northwest Arkansas campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Arkansas Philanthropists Give UAMS Northwest $1.5 Million Arkansas Philanthropists Give UAMS Northwest $1.5 Million College of Medicine Dean's Research Forum College of Medicine Dean's Research Forum College of Medicine Dean's Research Forum College of Medicine Dean's Research Forum November 2008 Issue November 2008 Issue	LITTLE ROCK – Health care professionals can learn the latest information about colorectal cancer at a seminar sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at UAMS, Saturday, March 6. The professional component of the Eighth Annual Charles William Rasco III Symposium on Colorectal Cancer will be from 7:30 a.m. to noon in Sam Walton Auditorium in ACRC. Co-sponsored by the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, the seminar will be approved for Category I credit toward the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. The symposium will cover the results of current colon cancer prevention efforts; the role of polypectomy in colorectal cancer prevention; the risk factors for colon polyp development; and the ways to maximize colorectal cancer screening among primary care patients. A brief question-and-answer session will follow each presentation. The registration fee for non-UAMS faculty is $100 per person and includes educational materials and refreshments. The program will be free for UAMS faculty members, resident physicians and medical students and for all nonphysician health care professionals. Free parking will be available in the UAMS outpatient parking deck across from ACRC at the corner of Elm Street and Capitol Avenue. Call (501) 257-5300 for a registration form. Speakers will be Peter Lance, M.D., of the University of Arizona and the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson; Douglas Rex, M.D., of Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis; David Lieberman, M.D., of the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland; and Mark Dignan, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky Prevention Research Center in Lexington. Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., a professor of surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine and at ACRC and chief of staff at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, will serve as course director. The symposium is named in honor of an Arkansan whose courageous battle with colon cancer included his participation in a clinical trial at ACRC. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that 106,370 new cases of colon cancer and 40,570 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in 2004. This year, colorectal cancer is expected to cause approximately 56,730 deaths – accounting for about 10 percent of all cancer deaths in the country. However, this disease is preventable and highly treatable when detected early.
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