A recent report from the Institute of Medicine outlines the advantages of data sharing from clinical trials. The authors state that data sharing can lead to the discovery of new treatment modalities as well [...]
Dr. Ashwin Mehta, Medical Director of Integrative Medicine, presentation on using integrative medicine while living with GIST. He summed up well how certain techniques, ranging from diet to finding pressure points in the body [...]
Our GIST Wishes We highlighted one GIST wish every day in the month of December, turning our hopes and dreams into visions for the future. Members and staff shared their heartfelt wishes such as: [...]
Alia Coleman, a Pediatric GISTer, has known fear, and works at overcoming it daily. She is an inspiration to us all. This video was used as part of a presentation on fearlessness at the [...]
The sixth annual Partnering for Cures meeting sponsored by FasterCures was held November 16-18 in New York City. Over 1,000 attendees from biopharma, governmental agencies, academia, philanthropy and patient advocacy organizations came together to explore [...]
Dr. Jason Sicklick An interview with Dr. Jason Sicklick In a recently published study, Jason Sicklick, MD, surgical oncologist at University of California, San Diego Health System, and his team of researchers [...]
2014 Annual Report Overview This was a year of challenges and triumphs for the Life Raft Group as we continued our mission to find a cure for GIST, and to provide research, education, support and [...]
The GIST Awareness Day Virtual Quilt Video was displayed at this years's Life Fest. GIST Awareness Day gave us the opportunity to recognize those impacted with GIST, sarcoma, or any type of cancer to [...]
A recent article in the Clinical Cancer Research Journal discussed a new drug, Ponatinib, that shows therapeutic potential for drug-resistant KIT mutations in GIST.
A recent study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that yoga may help breast cancer survivors to cope with fatigue. Cancer patients experience fatigue as a side effect of [...]
