The LRG Welcomes New Board Member
Ron & Kim Agypt The Life Raft Group welcomed Ron Agypt to the Board this month. Ron is a retired insurance executive, father of three, and grandfather of five. Ron and his [...]
Check Out Our New Look!
If you haven't visited our website lately, it's likely you haven't seen some of our new features. We'll be featuring a unique feature in each newsletter. This issue the spotlight is on the Patient [...]
New Horizons Convenes in Vienna
On September 6th, Executive Director, Norman Scherzer and I attended the New Horizons GIST meeting in Vienna, Austria. Forty-three delegates, including GIST experts, advocacy groups, and patients/caregivers from 18 countries, gathered to share valuable [...]
Flu Season 2018-2019 Updates
Fall is finally here, and with it comes the onset of Flu Season. Flu is a difficult illness for everyone, but for cancer patients, it can be devastating. On average, 5 percent to 20 [...]
Patient of the Month for October: Jon P. Treder
Patient of the Month: October As part of our Faces of Courage Series, we are featuring a patient of the month on the 13th of each month. Why is the number 13 [...]
Sharing Health Conditions with Your Employer
Sharing health conditions with your employer can be a difficult yet important decision you may have to make. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with a serious health condition recently or you may always have had [...]
Norman J. Scherzer presenting the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium at the Biden Cancer Summit
Norman J. Scherzer of the Life Raft Group presenting the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium at the Biden Cancer Summit. Learn More about the Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium [...]
The Life Raft Group Announces an Innovative Consortium to Accelerate Cancer Research at the Biden Cancer Summit
WAYNE, N.J. and WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2018) - The Life Raft Group announces at the Biden Cancer Summit a new initiative to strengthen and advance research for effective treatments of a rare subset of [...]
A New Lifeline – The Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium
The Life Raft Group is excited to cast a new lifeline to increase the quality of life and survival rates of Pediatric and SDH-Deficient GIST patients worldwide through the establishment of a collaborative research consortium. The Pediatric & SDH-Deficient GIST Consortium, unveiled today at the Biden Cancer Summit, supports patients and caregivers at a critical time to share data, tissue, and resources to address the urgency of cancer treatment.
Life Fest 2018: The Clinical and Molecular Genetics of Carney-Stratakis Syndrome and Carney Triad
The Clinical and Molecular Genetics of Carney-Stratakis Syndrome and Carney Triad presented by Dr. Constantine Stratakis at Life Fest 2018.