Using Data to Improve Health in Latin America
As many of you know, The Life Raft Group has developed a sophisticated database to track GIST patients around the world and we have learned many lessons along the way. We have observed first-hand [...]
Flu season 2016-17 updates
Autumn is here, ushering in the flu season. The flu can be a difficult illness for everyone, but for cancer patients, it can be devastating. Each year, millions of people contract the flu, hundreds [...]
LRG Member La Verne Cook: Tackling side effects
La Verne Cook Side Effects can impact quality of life. Members sharing their stories and their strategies for coping with side effects can help others. In this article, LRG member La Verne [...]
What is Angiogenesis?
Angiogenesis is a natural biological process that promotes the body’s growth of new blood vessels used for healing and cell reproduction. As described by the Angiogenesis Foundation, it is controlled by the body’s production [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]