LRG Webcast: Symptom and Side Effect Management (Hebrew Subtitles)
Originally published in June of 2019, GIST Israel provided Hebrew subtitles for this webcast on Symptom & Side Effect Management.
GIST DO IT NJ 2019 Gallery
This GIST DO IT Walk was held in Verona, NJ on May 4th, 2019 and held in honor of GISTer Ted Wolf who passed away in July 2018. This gallery includes photos of friends, family, and staff walking to raise money for #GISTresearch.
Global Representative Spotlight – Adriana María Garzón Pinzón, Colombia
Adriana’s journey with cancer began 15 years ago. After conquering Stage 3 breast cancer, she changed her professional path and poured her skills, talents, and experience into serving other cancer patients. In 2004, Adriana, [...]
State Leader Spotlight – John Abrams, Colorado, USA
John Abrams, our new LRG State Leader for Colorado, has a vision of helping others cope with GIST. John’s story spans a journey with three types of cancer. First, misdiagnosed in 1997 with leiomyosarcoma, [...]
Ron Agypt – In Memoriam
Ronald George Agypt, 62, born in Johnstown, PA on June 3, 1956 to George Abraham Agypt and Mary Jane (Abraham) Agypt (both deceased), passed away on April 10th, 2019, at his home in Alpharetta, [...]
LRG Webcast: Optimizing GIST Treatment
Are you interested in optimizing your treatment? In 'Optimizing GIST Treatment', this world-renown GIST expert from Europe will share his wealth of experience and insight about how he has helped patients live longer, and [...]
LRG Webcast: Genetic Testing and SDHx Mutations
Genetic Testing and SDHx Mutations: What do they have to do with PGL/GIST/Pheos? This webcast highlights how SDHx mutations impact risks for paraganglioma, pheochromocytomas, and GIST, why genetic testing is helpful for any diagnosis [...]
LRG Webcast: GI Stromal Tumors: A PatholoGIST’s Point of View
GI Stromal Tumors: A PatholoGIST's Point of View Mutational Testing in GIST Mutational Testing in GIST is a vital component for survival, especially as cancer treatment becomes more individualized. In this webcast, Dr. Chris [...]
LRG Webcast: The Biology of GIST – What Every Patient Needs to Know
Wondering what in the world Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) is? Longtime friend of the Life Raft Group and LRG Science Team member, Dr. David Josephy, presented the basics of cell biology in cancer, focusing [...]
Faces of Courage Holiday Campaign Launches on #GivingTuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday. #GIVINGTUESDAY is an opportunity to come together as a community to make an impact on the lives of GIST patients by helping to ensure their survival. It is a chance [...]