Ten Reasons to Attend Life Fest New Orleans 2022!
It’s time to get ready for our Life Fest celebration in New Orleans! Here are the top ten reasons to attend.
LRG Staff Commentary on ASCO22 Presentations/Posters
The Life Raft Group Data Management & Research and Communications Team attended remotely to gain knowledge of current research in GIST and to track breaking news and social media networking. In this post, we present commentary on several presentations and posters.
Updates from ASCO
In this webinar, Dr. Andrew Wagner and Dr. Herbert Loong summarize abstracts and presentations presented during the ASCO22 conference relevant to the GIST patient community.
Life Fest 2022 Program Highlights
Join the LRG team, renowned GIST experts, and fellow GISTers & family at Life Fest, July 29th-31st, in New Orleans, LA, and learn more about GIST in either of these two sessions: General or SDH.
Our 20/20 Challenge Continues!
Join this Matching Gift Challenge for June 17th! A generous LRG donor has challenged The Life Raft Group with raising $3K by Friday, June 17th.
The Life Raft Group Patient Registry in Review 2021
The LRG plays an instrumental role in bridging the gap between patients with valuable clinical GISTories and researchers who are eager to understand the natural causes of GIST. To illustrate the progress of our data collection in the LRG GIST Patient Registry, we have released the GIST Patient Registry In Review for 2021.
Did You Know? Tissue Testing FREE for GIST Patients!
The Life Raft Group is currently conducting a tissue testing initiative for GIST patients to receive FREE Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Testing!
Efectos de la Nutrición y la Microbiota Intestinal en pacientes con GIST
TE INVITA A LA REUNIÓN DE PACIENTES PARA CONVERSAR SOBRE:"Efectos de la Nutrición y la Microbiota Intestinal en pacientes con GIST". La Sra. Carbajal-López describió los beneficios de una nutrición adecuada, la relación entre la nutrición y los procedimientos quirúrgicos, el vínculo entre el microbioma y el cáncer, y el ejercicio. 07 junio.
Join The Life Raft Group 20/20 Challenge!
As part of our 2022 “It’s Time to Tell the Stories” theme and as the LRG celebrates 20 years as a non-profit, we are committed to raising $20,000 by Life Fest New Orleans (July 29-31st) with this 20-20 Challenge.
Patient of the Month for May: James
Each member has a unique story, but all reflect the intrinsic courage of one facing the challenge of GIST. It's Time to Tell the Stories! James shares his story.