Water of Life: A Night to Remember
The second annual Water of Life whisky fundraiser was a night to remember! This year’s event, hosted by Dr. Matt Lurin to benefit the Life Raft Group, was held at Midtown Loft & Terrace [...]
LRG Advocates Making a Difference: OVAC Lobby Day
WOW!!! What a great experience, to make your presence known in Washington DC! Each year, One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) organizes a lobby day to urge Congress to support funding for cancer research, prevention [...]
GIST Day of Learning: Education and Support for Area GISTers
The Life Raft Group kicked off its 2016 GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) series this spring with events from coast to coast. GDOLs are free, one-day programs that provide both education and support for the GIST [...]
Chris Carley: Goodbye to a Hero
A few weeks ago, Chris Carley lost his battle with GIST and the Life Raft Group lost one of its heroes. He was 73 and had been fighting his battle with GIST since 1995. He [...]
LRG to Participate in Moonshot Project
On June 29th, LRG Executive Director, Norman Scherzer, will be attending Vice President Joe Biden’s “National Moonshot Summit,” at Howard University. A “by invitation only” event, the summit is designed to bring together scientists, [...]
10 Things That Happen When You’re Diagnosed With Cancer
Cancer. We all know someone who has it or we know someone who knows someone who has it. Either way, it’s a subject that is kind of taboo. Firstly, the majority of the population think when they first hear the big C-word is that you’re going to be bald, you only get cancer when you’re old and you probably (hopefully not) will die.
The LRG Stresses Management of Side Effects
We are in the midst of one of the most exciting times in history to be involved in cancer research. Over 60 anti-cancer drugs have gained FDA-approval in the last 10 years, and that [...]
How to be a GIST Hero: Donating Tissue for GIST Research
For patients who have recently been diagnosed with cancer, donating a tissue sample is probably the last thing on their minds. But it’s an important consideration. Researchers often rely on donated tissue to advance [...]
Cancerversary – Ed Cohen 9 YEARS
“My GIST tumor was removed by a skilled surgeon nine years ago this coming Father’s Day, giving me the present of continued life. Shortly after the surgery my wife and I found the Life [...]
Advocacy: Patients Shall Be Held Harmless
There has been discussion in the news recently concerning charitable giving patient assistance programs that aid Medicare and Medicaid patients with premium assistance. New federal regulatory guidance seeks to prohibit charitable organizations from helping [...]