The Life Raft Group and UCSD hosted a three-day event at University of California, San Diego UCSD-Moores Cancer Center from July 13th through July 15th. A GIST Awareness Day (GAD) event took place on July 13th. The event was held on the campus of UCSD at Jacobs Medical Center. We celebrate this day worldwide to […]
GIST Day of Learning – La Jolla
It’s not too late to sign up for the GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) in La Jolla/San Diego on July 15th. We are very excited to have some of the top GIST experts present at this event. Drs Sicklick and Heinrich will be discussing their latest research initiatives. Research brings us one step closer to […]
Save the Date: GIST Awareness Day July 13
On July 13th, the Life Raft Group will be celebrating the third annual GIST Awareness Day! Every year, our goal is to increase awareness about GIST worldwide. This year, we are celebrating GAD with our H.E.R.O. Campaign, #Hero4Cancer. We need your support and assistance to Help Expedite Research Outcomes. Cancer research is in trouble and needs heroes […]
The Life Raft Group Celebrates 15 Years of Accomplishments
The Life Raft Group became a formal non-profit on June 10, 2002. Begun as a grass roots effort by a group of men and women with a deadly cancer in 2000, by the year 2002, due to the success of the breakthrough targeted treatment STI-571 (imatanib), we were ready to take on the mission […]