Cancerversary- April Stephens-Celebrating 17 Years!
On December 7th, I will celebrate my 17th cancerversary. I was just 22 years old and newly married when I was diagnosed with GIST following surgery.
Cancerversary – Peter Bick-Celebrating 20 Years!
The Blick Family Hi, Life Raft Group friends! I am very grateful to be celebrating my 20th year GIST Cancerversary. I was 41 years old (November, 1997) when a softball size tumor [...]
Cancerversary- Samantha Wexler
I learned about GIST almost nine years ago. Before that I had no idea that it existed. We all hear about the big population cancers like breast cancer or lung cancer, but it is [...]
GIST Presentations and Posters at CTOS 2017
The following is a recap of the presentations and posters from the CTOS conference held in Hawaii, with commentary by David Josephy. Dr. Michael Heinrich, David Josephy and Norman Scherzer CTOS 2017 Presentations [...]
The Life Raft Group: Built on a foundation of love stories
At its heart, the Life Raft Group is a love story. In this video, Norman Scherzer shares two love stories, and asks us all to continue to keep the spirit of love alive [...]
A Message from GISTer Bella Rocco
About Bella At just seven years old, Bella Rocco was undergoing surgery after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—pediatric GIST. While GIST is considered a rare cancer, pediatric cases are even [...]
Fundacion GIST Chile Expands Advocacy Efforts
On Saturday November 25, GIST Chile, together with FUCOG (Gynecological cancers) held an education session for health related students, patients and caregivers. This was the first collaborative activity in looking forward to expand our [...]
New Horizons – Emerging Therapies and Ongoing Trials in Advanced GIST
Dr. Suzanne George, Co-Clinical Director, Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute presents at New Horizons GIST Meeting in Wayne, NJ.
New Horizons – Circulating Tumor DNA in GIST and its Implications on Treatment
Dr. Ciara Kelly presents "Circulating Tumor DNA in GIST and its Implications on Treatment" at New Horizons GIST Meeting in Wayne, NJ on Oct. 2, 2017.
New Horizons – SDH Deficient GIST
Dr. Suzanne George, Co-Clinical Director, Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute presents at New Horizons GIST Meeting in Wayne, NJ on Oct. 2, 2017.