GI Stromal Tumors: A PatholoGIST's Point of View Mutational Testing in GIST Mutational Testing in GIST is a vital component for survival, especially as cancer treatment becomes more individualized. In this webcast, Dr. Chris [...]
Monitoreando la salud del hígado con GIST El hígado (liver), ubicado debajo de la caja toráxica derecha, es el órgano interno más grande del cuerpo y actúa como una fábrica que regula la digestión, [...]
PDF is available of LRG Science to print here. An oncologist in Chennai, India, 8,366 miles away from the Life Raft Group’s Wayne, New Jersey office, is running out of treatment [...]
Comedy Fundraiser Raises over $4K for GIST Research March 8th, 2019 marked the night of our first GIST Laugh comedy show held at the Town Tavern in Washington, D.C. Our host for the show, [...]
Click on image to see Patient Registry in Review 2018 The Life Raft Group has played an instrumental role in bridging the gap between patients with valuable clinical Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) [...]
Wondering what in the world Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) is? Longtime friend of the Life Raft Group and LRG Science Team member, Dr. David Josephy, presented the basics of cell biology in cancer, focusing [...]
By Jairo Becerra, Vice President, Fundación GIST Colombia Left to right: Dr. Jorge Otero (Oncologist), Jairo Becerra, (Vice President Fundación GIST Colombia) Dr. Jonathan Trent (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami), Adriana Maria Garzón, [...]
As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient story on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 significant? 5,000 people are diagnosed with GIST each year [...]
WE DID IT! National Integrated Cancer Control Act is Approved! Contributed by Rod Padua / President, Touched By Max PHILIPPINES In a country of 104 million, there are approximately 141,021 new cancer cases in [...]
Ten Tips for Life with a Rare Disease The challenges of living with GIST are many - here are our top ten tips to navigate this journey toward thriving and surviving. 1. Get a [...]
