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 [...]
“Aclarando Dudas” – Respestas de un especialista en GIST
"Aclarando Dudas" - Respestas de un especialista en GIST presentación del Dr. Matias Chacon, June 28, 2017.
Understanding Kidney Disease and GIST
Injury to the kidneys can occur for a variety of reasons in patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST). In some cancers, such occurrence may be associated with the cancer treatment, radiation, or the disease [...]
Advocating for Rare Diseases Law in Chile
Fundacion GIST Chile was invited by the Federation of Rare Diseases in Chile (FECHER) to participate in a meeting where the main topic was the need of a Rare Diseases Law in Chile. The [...]
GIST Superhero Profile: Cindy Farr
In honor of our H.E.R.O. campaign, we are profiling our GIST Superheroes By Belinda Gist, Guest Contributor Romans 12:12 "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer..." GIST Superhero Cindy Farr [...]
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 [...]
This is Not the End – A Survivor’s Story
A story about a cancer survivor recently appeared in the Washington Post: “This is not the end; Using immunotherapy and a genetic glitch to give cancer patients hope”. The story is about a young [...]
GIST Awareness Day (GAD) 2017 – Be a #Hero4Cancer
The LRG is gearing up for our third annual GIST Awareness Day (GAD) on July 13, 2017 with our theme, Be a #Hero4Cancer. GIST Awareness Day was created in 2014 with the goal of raising [...]
Latest Issue of the GIST and Sarcoma Journal is Now Available Online
The latest edition of the GIST and Sarcoma Journal is now available online. The GIST and Sarcoma Journal is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for scientifically valid information for physicians, allied healthcare professionals [...]
National LeioMyoSarcoma Foundation and the Life Raft Group Announce Collaboration
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce a new collaboration to provide access to our valuable resource tool, SideEQ, to the LeioMyoSarcoma Patient-Family-Care Partner Community. Commencing on May 5, members of [...]