LRG Appreciation Event brings together local supporters
In this spirit of appreciation, the Life Raft Group invited the local GIST community to a special dinner just to say thanks.
Tamara Taggart: Cancer cover girl
Tamara Taggart is the cover girl for a British Columbia (BC) magazine that debuted last month.
2013 LRG Research Team Progress Report
Accomplishments—Recent Progress: 1. Using mouse models, successfully attacked GIST with antibodies, essentially telling immune system to eat the cancer cells.
Tanner finds chuckles in cancer treatment
After turning 50, Rob Tanner went to the doctor in May for that checkup all men are supposed to begin getting at 50.
New Treatments for GIST: Finding the Right Combinations
Prior to 2000, surgery was the only known effective treatment for advanced GIST.
Caregiver support group in Illinois
After her husband Bill was diagnosed with GIST in November 2010, Marlene and Bill entered the frightening and confusing world of doctors, hospitals, treatments and uncertainty.
Kie Go Turns Knowledge Into Action
In early 2012, I was having gastric discomfort, so I took over-the-counter medication and it seemed to feel better.
Faces of GIST: Marc Wasserman
What is your name? Marc Wasserman How long have you been living with GIST? It will be 7 years in October What was your first thought when you were diagnosed with GIST? I am [...]
Faces of GIST – Bella Rocco
What is your name? Bella Rocco How long have you been living with GIST? Since I was seven years old. I am twelve now.
An advocate’s rewarding experience at the NIH Clinic
NIH Clinic Participants From the moment I landed at the Washington Reagan Airport to the time I took off to fly back home, the Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic at the National Institutes [...]