A recent study from the Annals of Surgical Oncology (August, 2014) analyzes data found in the GIST registry conducted by the Kinki GIST Study Group in Japan. It was determined that by identifying asymptomatic patients, the Japanese gastric cancer screening system contributed to early detection of gastric GIST and favorable treatment outcomes.
The Life Raft Group, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the second meeting of the NIH-LRG Virtual GIST Tumor Board.
A recent article in Woman’s Day provides valuable insight into how to reach out to someone when you learn they have been diagnosed with cancer. Here's a list of ten things you should never say to a cancer patient.
The European Commission recently announced that Stivarga (regorafenib) from Bayer has been approved in the European Union (EU) as a third line treatment for GIST.
As wonderful as the sun feels, especially after the harsh winter many of us experienced, its effects are cause for concern, especially for patients already challenged with skin issues. Keep reading to learn some skin protection tips for GIST patients.
Lancet Oncology, a comprehensive overview of known or suspected drug-drug interactions between tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (Gleevec, Sutent, Stivarga) prescribed for GIST.
Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research spoke to the House of Representatives about patient perspective.
Patient advocacy is a vital component in assuring that roadblocks to optimal treatment do not prevent cancer patients from obtaining the help they deserve. Recently, a group from Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy presented the FDA [...]
Personalized or targeted medicine is the paradigm of the future: treatment options customized for individual patients.
Living with GIST can be stressful. There are many coping mechanisms to deal with chronic disease, but one that you may not have used in the past is one that others coping with stress have found enormously helpful: writing.
