LRG research team efforts compare well to a bigger and costlier project

How does a $2 million-a-year cancer research effort with a team of nine scientists keep pace with a $100 million-a-year project with a team of 200? Pretty well, it turns out. With the Cancer Genome Atlas project in the news lately—the New York Times recently reported on progress in its colon cancer work—we decided to compare some of its data with that of the Life Raft Group’s Research Team and its D-Day Project. Our research focuses on GIST.

By |2019-09-20T13:33:11-04:00October 1st, 2012|News|
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Ten Tips For Cancer Caregivers

Caring for someone suffering from an illness is hard, there’s no other way to put it. Most of the time it gets easier but in the beginning right after a surgery, it can be very emotionally draining and frightening. Caring for someone you love is even more so as there is an emotional connection, a deep desire to alleviate the pain and suffering we see in the eyes of the person whose bedside we are hovering over.

By |2018-09-12T15:55:51-04:00October 1st, 2012|Caregiver Support, Coping with GIST, News|
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Lee Emerson – In Memoriam

It is with great sadness that another could not slay the dragon called GIST. Lee fought hard, he was calm and steady during the entire battle. He lived with the dragon since July of 2001. He was an athlete; lean and ready, with perseverance and endurance. He tried all the medicines plus radiation but could not hold it at bay.

By |2019-09-20T13:36:54-04:00September 25th, 2012|In Memoriam|
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New gene panel takes mutation testing to a new level

A new gene panel takes mutation testing to a new level. The panel tests for mutations in 23 genes at once will help to properly classify wild-type GIST patients.  Working with next generation sequencing [...]

By |2019-09-20T13:54:43-04:00August 1st, 2012|Mutational Testing, News, Pediatric GIST|
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I found a friend in the LRG

I was caught up in a whirlwind when I found out that I had cancer on a Monday morning in October of 2011. I was admitted to the hospital that same day in preparation to have emergency surgery the next morning to remove the tumors and then found out I had GIST - all in a 24 hour period! I felt like my world had turned upside down and shortly after that during my recovery, I was lucky enough to find Life Raft.

By |2019-09-20T14:25:37-04:00June 1st, 2012|News|
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Ninth Swiss meeting covers uplifting topics

About 80 GIST patients, relatives, GIST experts, interested professionals, physicians and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry gathered at the Restaurant Au Premier at Zurich Main Station in Zurich on April 8 for the ninth meeting of the Swiss GIST group. A warm welcome was extended to special guests Candy Heberlein, President of the Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Christel Jäger-Freysoldt, chief executive of Das Lebenshaus in Germany.

By |2019-09-20T14:40:30-04:00June 1st, 2012|News|
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Norman Scherzer Discusses the Founding of the Life Raft Group and the Importance of Gleevec

Executive Director Norman Scherzer talks about the founding of the Life Raft Group and the importance of Gleevec in the fight against GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor).

By |2018-08-06T10:51:52-04:00May 31st, 2012|Video|
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Retired horse trainer seeks to “Harness a Cure” through Dover Downs fundraiser

Twelve years ago, Life Rafter Bobby Kinsey began his own battle against GIST. Since then, he has helped countless people with GIST across the world. Most of you know Bobby as an LRG member who posts advice and words of encouragement in our email community. Now, Bobby has decided that he wants to do more to help fight this cancer.

By |2019-07-03T11:02:41-04:00February 1st, 2012|News|
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The Life Raft Group
155 US Highway 46, Suite 202
Wayne, NJ 07470 USA

Phone 973-837-9092
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The Life Raft Group is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization (tax id: 82-0547746) providing support through information, education, and innovative research to patients with a rare cancer called GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor). View our 990 Form here

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The LRG website is dedicated in perpetuity to the memory of Mary S. Golnik.

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