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He fought two forms of cancer at the same time, here's what he learned
Jimmie Carpenter's early detection through routine screenings led to successful treatment of aggressive prostate and early-stage lung cancer at UAMS, highlighting advances in cancer care.
- An Arkansas man, Jimmie Carpenter, was diagnosed with two cancers and referred to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock, where Dr. Nicholas Tenquist removed a lobe of his left lung.
- Routine prostate screening for an enlarged prostate uncovered a spot on Carpenter’s lung despite no symptoms, prompting referral to an oncologist in Hot Springs.
- After only five days in hospital, Carpenter began daily exercise and credits early detection, his UAMS care team, and Linda, his wife of nearly 61 years, for support.
- Today, both Carpenter's prostate and lung cancers have been treated, and he urges others facing new diagnoses to seek care; Dr. Nicholas Tenquist said treatments and screenings have improved in recent years.
- Health guidance notes that people with long smoking histories may qualify for insurance-covered low-dose CT scans, and Dr. Tenquist said treatments have come a long way in recent years.
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He fought two forms of cancer at the same time, here's what he learned
An Arkansas man is sharing his story of fighting not one but two forms of cancer at the same time.
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