Over 80 GISTers and their loved ones gathered from all over to attend the 3rd annual GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) in Miami, held on February 9, to hear from the team of experts at University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center.
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST.
ASCO features many updates on GIST trials. Promising results for the immunotherapy approach to treating cancer dominated the annual conference of the ASCO and represent one of the biggest developments in cancer research since the advent [...]
GIST patients deal with anxiety on a daily basis. A recent article in the New York Times has uncovered that anxiety actually lingers long after cancer.
Our first Chicago GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) was a huge success! Over 50 GISTers and their families gathered for a great day of learning, and sharing experiences. It was wonderful to get to meet so many new people and reconnect with old friends.
Check out the photos from GDOL Miami. The event was a big success and helped bring the GIST community together for a wonderful day of education and information sharing.
GIST Day of Learning (GDOL), a free event, was held at the University of Miami on Saturday, March 23. Sponsored through the generous support of Bayer, Novartis and Genentech, this event is the second in a series of seminars focusing on the education and support of GIST patients and their families.
LRG Canada held it’s first GIST Day of Learning in November and Dr. David Josephy had nothing but great things to say the event...
Life Fest 2012 was not only the premier gathering of the Life Raft Group community but a celebration of our ten year anniversary as well!
The second annual GIST Day of Learning will be held on March 23, 2013. This year we are privileged once again that Dr. Jonathan Trent of Sylvester Cancer Center in Miami has agreed to host our gathering and we are honored to hear what he has to say.
