2015 GDOL Series Kicks off in San Diego
Dr. Jason Sicklick On Saturday, January 24, the Moores Cancer Center in sunny San Diego played host to the first of our 2015 GIST Days of Learning. Nearly fifty GIST patients, caregivers, family [...]
GIST Cancer Journal Winter Issue Out!
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the fourth issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST. [...]
Epidemiology of GIST
Dr. Jason Sicklick An interview with Dr. Jason Sicklick In a recently published study, Jason Sicklick, MD, surgical oncologist at University of California, San Diego Health System, and his team of researchers [...]
GIST Awareness Day Virtual Quilt
The GIST Awareness Day Virtual Quilt Video was displayed at this years's Life Fest. GIST Awareness Day gave us the opportunity to recognize those impacted with GIST, sarcoma, or any type of cancer to [...]
The Life Raft Group Featured in Wayne Magazine
An article in the Fall issue of Wayne Magazine, a North Jersey Media publication, features The Life Raft Group, bringing awareness to the community about our mission to cure GIST, and to support those living [...]
GIST 101 Webcast Delivers the Basics
David Josephy On August 13th the LRG presented its most highly attended webcast to date, “GIST 101: Understanding the Basics and Biology Behind GIST”. The webcast was presented by longtime friend of [...]
Virtual roundtable about GIST with Jerry Call
Jerry Call, Science Director On Wednesday, September 17, the Life Raft Group hosted “Virtual Roundtable with Jerry Call,” the second session in its Virtual Roundtable series. The live Q&A with the LRG [...]
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada announces 3rd Annual day of learning
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada held its 3rd Annual Day of Learning on October 18, 2014 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, BC. Speakers includes Dr. [...]
GIST Cancer Journal Autumn Issue
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the third issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely to [...]
Yoga May Help in Relieving Fatigue for Cancer Patients
A recent study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that yoga may help breast cancer survivors to cope with fatigue. Cancer patients experience fatigue as a side effect of [...]