Patient support and education is a vital part of the LRG’s mission. In 2015, we expanded our reach with four GIST Days of Learning (GDOLs) held in San Diego and Orange County, California, Chicago [...]
A recent announcement from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center described a study that shows promise for a potential treatment (LOXO-101) that targets solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions. The investigational agent, [...]
Dear friends, I would like to share a short story: My daughter Carolina was diagnosed with GIST back in January 2006, in Dallas, Texas.. She was 27 years old then. We were lucky enough [...]
The Life Raft Group is super excited for our Life Fest Celebration on July 15-17 at the Torrance Marriott in beautiful Redondo Beach California. Life Fest is the LRG's biennial convention that [...]
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology found that the use of adjuvant systemic therapy with imatinib for GIST has increased significantly over time, and that patients treated with the [...]
A recent study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine reports a link between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and an increased risk of kidney disease. More research is warranted to show PPIs [...]
According to a 2015 report by the National Alliance of Caregivers, approximately 43.5 million adults in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult or child in 2015. Caregivers come from diverse demographic [...]
Executive Director, Norman Scherzer participated in a panel discussion as part of the Executive Vision Forum Series hosted by Quintiles Advisory Services on Friday, November 6 in the Alexandria Center, NYC.The panel, entitled “Working within [...]
Last year, the Life Raft Group had a very successful campaign in the month of December, #GIST31Wishes. This year, we want to make those wishes come true with a campaign that encourages action. A [...]
Henzo Kenya, the CML and GIST support organization in Kenya, Africa held a conference at the Nairobi Hospital in the New Lecture Theatre Hall on Psychological Support and Wellness [...]
