The Life Raft Group is excited to announce that we will be partnering with the National Institutes of Health to launch the first Pediatric GIST Virtual Tumor Board!* Due to severe funding cuts that reduced [...]
People around the world acquire life insurance policies for different reasons. It’s a common approach to protect one’s assets and cover debts should any life-changing circumstance occur, such as cancer.
In 2006, GIST patient Jim Mills was generous enough to share his GIST journey to the Life Raft Group.
In December, the Life Raft Group launched its “We Are the Cure” campaign to fund GIST research. I sat down with Norman to find out more about The LRG GIST research team and the campaign’s progress to date.
Over the last few months we have had our new Assistant Program Director come aboard, a long time LRG staff member get married and have a mini reunion, and Fundacion GIST Mexico reached 1,000 medical students.
updated 4/9/2020 It is very important to understand that each patient is an individual. Some have had extensive surgery and others have had less extensive surgery. There are different types of gastric surgery with [...]
Sometimes coping with remission may be difficult. You did it! While the term remission is not often heard in the GIST community, it does apply. If you’re doctor has told you that your last scan shows [...]
In this section we will cover headache coping strategies. Unfortunately, light to severe headaches may be caused as a result of using Gleevec. The good news is that there are many different things that [...]
Medications to treat your GIST can sometimes cause joint pain (aka arthralgia). However, there are ways to manage it. An important thing you have to do before beginning any type of treatment is to [...]
Many people, not just those undergoing cancer treatment, frequently experience heartburn or acid reflux (medical termDyspepsia). Here are some easy tips to help you cope with these symptoms that Gleevec, Sutent and other drugs [...]
