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  • Life Fest 2018

    Life Fest is a unique event where hundreds of patients and caregivers come together for a weekend to interact with each other and the medical and scientific communities that serve them.

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    The Fourth Annual Water of Life Charity Event will be on May 3rd at Bathhouse Studios. This popular whisky tasting event is back for 2018.

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  • Life Fest 2018

    2018 Life Fest Miami July 13-15 - The Life Raft Group

    Life Fest is a unique event where hundreds of patients and caregivers come together for a weekend to interact with each other and the medical and scientific communities that serve them.

    Learn More About Life Fest
  • The Fourth Annual
    Water of Life Event

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    The Fourth Annual Water of Life Charity Event will be on May 3rd at Bathhouse Studios. This popular whisky tasting event is back for 2018.

    All proceeds raised will benefit the Life Raft Group.

    More Information
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    The Life Raft Group is a community open to GIST patients, their caregivers and family members, and also to physicians, researchers, and others interested in learning more about GIST and helping those with the disease.

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The Latest News from the Life Raft Group

The doctor is in: common patient questions answered

April 3, 2008 / LRG Science Team / Coping with GIST, News

The doctor is in: common patient questions answered

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$2 million pledged for GIST research

March 1, 2008 / LRG Team / News, Research

Novartis CEO Dr. Daniel Vasella made the commitment in Boston after hearing a plea from Life Raft Executive Director Norman Scherzer. The $2 million grant is the largest single donation for GIST cancer research in history. Scherzer made his pitch over breakfast with Vasella and David Epstein, president of Novartis Oncology. Scherzer noted that despite […]

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GI Symposium offers interesting abstracts

February 1, 2008 / Jerry Call / News

Thirteen GIST abstracts were presented this year at the 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Space limitations will not permit us to report on all of these abstracts.

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