Most of the 34 million adult Americans who smoke cigarettes want to quit. But smoking will remain the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S. unless more is done to help them quit. In his new report, Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General, VADM Dr. Jerome M. Adams calls on everyone,
Registration is open for the 21st Arkansas Cancer Summit with the 17th Clearing the Air in Communities Of Color Conference on March 31 and April 1, 2020. The Arkansas Cancer Summit is an annual event hosted by the Arkansas Cancer Coalition (ACC) to showcase the recent progress that Coalition partners have made towards meeting the
Please join us for the first ACC Quarterly Meeting of 2020 on February 11, at 9am! This meeting will be at CARTI, 8901 Carti Way, Little Rock, in the Roy and Christine Sturgis Community Education Room.
Registration is open for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, December 17 from 8:30-11:30AM. This meeting will be at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Little Rock. We will be having an ugly sweater contest (but it must have a cancer control message), so don’t forget to join in on the fun!
Join ACC September 10, 2019, from 9-11 am at the Hilton Garden Inn, 10914 Kanis Rd, Little Rock 72211, for the ACC Quarterly Meeting. Chris Collier from the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation will provide the latest updates on prostate cancer, Dr. Stacey Smith-Foley from CARTI will talk about the new breast center at CARTI. Lastly,
Please join ACC for the upcoming Quarterly Meeting on May 14. Michael Keck with ACS CAN will provide legislative updates in cancer and tobacco control. Abby Holt will talk about updates on progress and challenges with skin cancer, and lastly, a remembrance of Frankie Melendez Jr. Read more about the event on our calendar https://arcancercoalition.org/events/acc-quarterly-meeting-16.
I have worn many hats for the past 45 years… Daughter, Sister, Mother, Meme, EMT, Veterinarian Assistant/Certified Small Animal Dietician, Registered Dental Assistant, Certified Surgical Assistant, Volunteer Firefighter, Bookkeeper/Office Manager, Sunday School Teacher, Janitor, Front Office Representative, Bank Teller and Volunteer. I have worked at CARTI for over 18 years and have enjoyed every year.
Save the date for the February 12, 2019, ACC Quarterly Meeting. The meeting will be held at: CARTI Cancer Center Roy and Christine Sturgis Community Education Room 8901 CARTI Way Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Registration is available here.
We are excited to announce the 20th Arkansas Cancer Summit! Please save the date for March 27-28, 2019 at the Wyndham Riverfront, North Little Rock! Day One features the Arkansas Cancer Summit, followed by the 3rd Annual Tobacco Control Conference on Day Two. Registration is open! To register, view the agenda, become a sponsor or
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