Oh, the places we’ve been!
This video is a look at where the LRG has been and where it is going.
GIST Member Story – Jeroen Pit
Dutch GISTer raises $2M for GIST research. “If GIST cases in the US range from 5,000 to 10,000 diagnosed a year, and 10,000 people donated just ten dollars a month, we would have 1.2 million dollars a year for GIST research.”
Eighth annual patient summit for CML & GIST held in Austria
Excerpts reprinted with permission from Novartis Pharmaceuticals publication. The 8th annual "International New Horizons Conference for Organizations Representing People with CML or GIST" was held this year in Vösendorf, Austria, from June 18 to 20, [...]
‘Tis the season for holiday giving
It is the close knit community of GIST patients, families and friends that keeps the Life Raft Group afloat. As the hope of GIST patients and families continues to float in the arms of the [...]
Cancer tattoos mark milestones but know the risks
This informative article about cancer tattoos was written by Belinda Ehrlich From hearts and flowers to skulls and daggers, tattoos grace the bodies of millions of people across the globe whether they are rock stars or [...]
GIST 2010 – Dr. George Demetri
Here is a video of Dr. George Demetri speaking about GIST in 2010.
Brittany and Josalin at the NIH Pediatric & Wild-type GIST Clinic
Here is a video from the NIH Pediatric & Wild-type GIST Clinic.
Young GISTers cross country lines to get together
My name is Stacey McAully and for those of you who don't know, I was the first pediatric diagnosis of GISTs in Scotland. I have had 2 serious surgeries and was on Gleevec for [...]
Be prepared when traveling with cancer
Recently, an article by Diane Stresing was published on the popular coping website, CarePages.com, about traveling with cancer. With Life Fest coming up in a few months, we thought it worthwhile to share some of the tips [...]
LRG Canada’s first webcast a success
Getting the "GIST" of gastrointestinal stromal tumors Written by David Josephy The Life Raft Group has been pioneering the development of GIST online resources since its inception. Life Raft Group Canada relies heavily on the internet to overcome [...]