Piga Fernandez, the LRG’s global relations coordinator, participated in an activity called “I have cancer, …lets talk” organized by Red Chile Cancer, a coalition of cancer patient groups in Chile. The main objective [...]
Carol Heller will be working with Jeff Bernstein to cover the state of Pennsylvania as local group leaders. She is very excited to help and hold meetings, and will be handling the eastern region of [...]
First report of a GIST patient responding to a BRAF inhibitor. Dr. Gerald Falchook and colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center provided the first report of a GIST patient responding to a BRAF inhibitor. The BRAF gene is frequently mutated in melanoma and BRAF inhibitors provide one of the most important therapies available for melanoma patients
The LRG is continually involved in advocacy efforts to increase government spending on cancer research. We have joined forces with other cancer agencies to once again urge Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey Legislature to restore the $1 million budget appropriation
Ovarian cancer treatment flaws have been exposed during a recent study, according to an article in the New York Times. The study was conducted by Dr. Robert E. Bristow, director of gynecologic oncology at the University of California, Irvine.
Today is Rare Disease day, and since GIST is a rare disease we felt it important to remind everyone to take action. The Life Raft Group works hard to advocate for & support our members and their loved ones, but we need your help.
The Food and Drug Administration, in a much-anticipated announcement for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor patients, has approved Bayer Pharmaceutical's drug, Stivarga, for use as a third-line treatment for advanced GIST.
Communication is a two-way street, but unfortunately that is not always the case when finding ways to research rare disease. Sharing of data by researchers does not happen as easily, or as often as you [...]
A GIST Clinic has been announced by the National Institutes of Health. The upcoming "Pediatric and wildtype GIST Clinic" at the NIH is scheduled for June 27th-28th, 2013. There are spots available for the [...]
Dr. Alex Reimann is a leading naturopathic physician. She has devoted her life to cancer patients and others in need.
