Patient of the Month for April: Brett Fisher
As a part of our Faces of Courage series, we are featuring a patient story each month. Each one of our members has a unique story to tell, but they all reflect the intrinsic [...]
Primer simposio medicina personalizada e inmunoterapia en neoplasias solidas
De izquierda a derecha: Dr. Jorge Otero (oncólogo), Jairo Becerra, (Fundación GIST Colombia), Dr. Jonathan Trent (oncólogo, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami) Adriana Maria Garzón, (Presidente de la Fundación Simmon) and Adolf Watzke [...]
Jonathan Trent, MD, GIST Specialist, Visits Colombia for the First Symposium of Personalized Medicine and Immunotherapy
By Jairo Becerra, Vice President, Fundación GIST Colombia Left to right: Dr. Jorge Otero (Oncologist), Jairo Becerra, (Vice President Fundación GIST Colombia) Dr. Jonathan Trent (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami), Adriana Maria Garzón, [...]
Patient of the Month for March: Cynthia Pearce
As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient story on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 significant? 5,000 people are diagnosed with GIST each year [...]
National Integrated Cancer Control Act Approved in the Philippines
WE DID IT! National Integrated Cancer Control Act is Approved! Contributed by Rod Padua / President, Touched By Max PHILIPPINES In a country of 104 million, there are approximately 141,021 new cancer cases in [...]
In Memoriam – Erlinda Adajar
Erlinda (Linda) Adajar, loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on December 24, 2018 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC. She was 77 years old. Linda was born on [...]
Global Representative Spotlight – Florence Thwagi, Kenya
My Journey with GIST My name is Florence Thwagi, and I am 53-years-old. I am an Executive Board Member of Henzo Kenya, an advocacy group that creates awareness and support GIST patients in Kenya. [...]
Patient of the Month for February: Kirk Clark
As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient of the month on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 significant? 5,000 people are diagnosed with GIST each [...]
Patient of the Month for January: Theresa Rogers
As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient of the month on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 significant? 5,000 people are diagnosed with GIST each [...]
Faces of Courage – Eve Evidon
My GIST Journey In early December 2008, I acknowledged that my stomach was not feeling normal. I felt better when I skipped meals and instinctively knew something was seriously wrong. I met with my [...]