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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™
- 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
- Colorectal Cancer Seminar for Health Professionals March 6 at UAMS
Colorectal Cancer Seminar for Health Professionals March 6 at UAMS
- 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 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
- Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel
Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel
- Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel
Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel
- UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop
UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop
- UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop
UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop
- UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical
UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical
- UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical
UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical
- TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March
TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March
- TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March
TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March
- Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16
Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16
- Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16
Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16
- Arm protection System (APS) for robotic surgery: A surgical device to position the arms of surgical patients during prolonged robotic surgical procedures. (11-04)
A device to secure and position the arms of patients during prolonged surgical procedures to protect against nerve damage and assist the anesthesiologist access to IV sites.
- Arm protection System (APS) for robotic surgery: A surgical device to position the arms of surgical patients during prolonged robotic surgical procedures. (11-04)
A device to secure and position the arms of patients during prolonged surgical procedures to protect against nerve damage and assist the anesthesiologist access to IV sites.
- Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09)
Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer.
- Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09)
Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer.
- Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09)
Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer.
- Gray’s Anomaly: A Source of Empowerment
Feb. 8, 2012 | “I’ll trim it so it’s not so bulky,” James Y. Suen, M.D., said as he folded, then snipped a tiny edge of gauze off before he placed it on his patient’s right jaw. He has cared for 23-year-old Jasmine Gray ever since she was 11 when she traveled from Memphis, Tenn. to see him after first being misdiagnosed.
- Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine?
Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine?
- Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine?
Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine?
- Code Moo Now Open
Code Moo Now Open
- Code Moo Now Open
Code Moo Now Open
- Sign Up for the UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team
UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team
- Sign Up for the UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team
UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team
- Overwhelming Response to SmartCare
Overwhelming Response to SmartCare
- Overwhelming Response to SmartCare
Overwhelming Response to SmartCare
- Celebrating African American Women Firsts
Celebrating African American Women Firsts
- Celebrating African American Women Firsts
Celebrating African American Women Firsts
- Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive
Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive
- Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive
Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. 11-11
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke remain leading causes of death in the world, affecting close to 15 million individuals per year. Among various risk factors, circulating clots (termed also thrombi) may cause unexpected death or stoke. At present no clinically relevant method has been developed for early detection of circulating clots despite their clinical significance as prognostic markers for preventing stroke and heart attacks.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. 11-11
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke remain leading causes of death in the world, affecting close to 15 million individuals per year. Among various risk factors, circulating clots (termed also thrombi) may cause unexpected death or stoke. At present no clinically relevant method has been developed for early detection of circulating clots despite their clinical significance as prognostic markers for preventing stroke and heart attacks.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. 11-11
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke remain leading causes of death in the world, affecting close to 15 million individuals per year. Among various risk factors, circulating clots (termed also thrombi) may cause unexpected death or stoke. At present no clinically relevant method has been developed for early detection of circulating clots despite their clinical significance as prognostic markers for preventing stroke and heart attacks.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. (11-11)
The present invention is a method of in vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. The Photo Acoustic technique based on detection of laser−induced acoustic waves provides greater sensitivity and spatial resolution in deeper tissue compared to the other optical modalities. In vivo multicolor flow cytometry, negative and positive PA contrasts integrated with focused ultrasound has potential for dynamic study of various clots directly in the bloodstream of superficial microvessels associated with different diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disorder, cancer metastasis, or infection) and their treatment (e.g., stents, implants, drugs) which otherwise could not be detected with existing techniques.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. (11-11)
The present invention is a method of in vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. The Photo Acoustic technique based on detection of laser−induced acoustic waves provides greater sensitivity and spatial resolution in deeper tissue compared to the other optical modalities. In vivo multicolor flow cytometry, negative and positive PA contrasts integrated with focused ultrasound has potential for dynamic study of various clots directly in the bloodstream of superficial microvessels associated with different diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disorder, cancer metastasis, or infection) and their treatment (e.g., stents, implants, drugs) which otherwise could not be detected with existing techniques.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. (11-11)
The present invention is a method of in vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. The Photo Acoustic technique based on detection of laser−induced acoustic waves provides greater sensitivity and spatial resolution in deeper tissue compared to the other optical modalities. In vivo multicolor flow cytometry, negative and positive PA contrasts integrated with focused ultrasound has potential for dynamic study of various clots directly in the bloodstream of superficial microvessels associated with different diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disorder, cancer metastasis, or infection) and their treatment (e.g., stents, implants, drugs) which otherwise could not be detected with existing techniques.
- In vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. (11-11)
The present invention is a method of in vivo flow cytometry with negative photo acoustic contrast for noninvasive, continuous, real−time detection of circulating clots. The Photo Acoustic technique based on detection of laser−induced acoustic waves provides greater sensitivity and spatial resolution in deeper tissue compared to the other optical modalities. In vivo multicolor flow cytometry, negative and positive PA contrasts integrated with focused ultrasound has potential for dynamic study of various clots directly in the bloodstream of superficial microvessels associated with different diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disorder, cancer metastasis, or infection) and their treatment (e.g., stents, implants, drugs) which otherwise could not be detected with existing techniques.
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LITTLE ROCK – The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has awarded $35,000 to The Witness Project of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the third year.
Avon Foundation grants support public education about early detection of breast cancer.
“Many factors, such as fear, keep women from practicing good breast health,” said Charlie Slayton, project director for The Witness Project. “There is a tremendous need to reach women with information and resources. We are grateful that Avon shares this mission and has chosen to support our program.”
The Witness Project educates African-American and medically underserved women in the Arkansas Delta and refers them for low-cost or free mammograms and clinical breast exams in their own communities. During 2003, the project reached more than 1,850 women with information about early detection of breast cancer and referred 542 women for mammograms and clinical breast exams.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death overall in women between the ages of 40 and 55. According to the American Cancer Society, 30 percent to 40 percent of breast cancer deaths could be prevented if all women had annual mammograms beginning at age 40, annual clinical breast exams beginning at age 20, and monthly breast self-examinations beginning at age 20.
For more information, call Slayton at (501) 661-9603 or (800) 275-1183. |