Life Raft Group member, Diana Smith was recently featured in an article in Clarksville Tennessee’s Leaf Chronicle about GIST. The article quotes Assistant Program Director, Mildred Menos and provides helpful information about GIST sure to [...]
As of April 01, 2014 All Pfizer Patient Assistance Programs have been consolidated into one program called Pfizer RxPathwaysTM.
In this spirit of appreciation, the Life Raft Group invited the local GIST community to a special dinner just to say thanks.
Over 80 GISTers and their loved ones gathered from all over to attend the 3rd annual GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) in Miami, held on February 9, to hear from the team of experts at University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center.
After her husband Bill was diagnosed with GIST in November 2010, Marlene and Bill entered the frightening and confusing world of doctors, hospitals, treatments and uncertainty.
In early 2012, I was having gastric discomfort, so I took over-the-counter medication and it seemed to feel better.
With flu season still in full swing, we have put together a listing of the top ten flu tips for cancer patients. One day the weather is unseasonably warm, and the next you have a [...]
Sarcoma Awareness Month is upon us. It was only about a year ago when Maura Cesarini, a longtime Life Raft Group member, won the Sarcoma Foundation’s 2012 Courage Award. Maura waged a 10-year battle with [...]
Juicing can help ensure good nutrition. Making your own juices with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables is one way of getting the vitamins and nutrients your body needs.
