The time it takes between the appearance of first symptoms of a rare disease and when the correct diagnosis is given, is often years if not decades instead of days or weeks like it is [...]
Jayne Bressington, Patient Director of the PAWS-GIST Initiative & Trustee of GIST Support UK The first national Pediatric, Adolescent, Wild-type and Syndromic GIST (PAWS GIST) clinic in the United Kingdom was held on [...]
Mo Collins Are you interested in learning about how others live with GIST? Do you have questions about patient assistance programs, treatment options and the nutritional and emotional aspects of GIST? Join [...]
The De Lorenzo boys, Gregory John and older brother Simon Joseph On September 6th, Jason De Lorenzo continued his annual tradition of throwing a barbecue for family and friends. Jay’s “DeLo Barbecue” combines [...]
Jerry Call, Science Director On Wednesday, September 17, the Life Raft Group hosted “Virtual Roundtable with Jerry Call,” the second session in its Virtual Roundtable series. The live Q&A with the LRG [...]
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada held its 3rd Annual Day of Learning on October 18, 2014 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, BC. Speakers includes Dr. [...]
Sutent 37.5 mg Ease of use and lower costs may be on the horizon for Sutent patients who are currently on a 37.5 milligram prescription. Available now, Pfizer has released a new [...]
A Wildtype GIST Clinic has been announced by the National Institutes of Health, USA. The upcoming “Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic” at the NIH is scheduled for June, 10th-12th, 2015. There are spots available for [...]
Louise Ladd (1943-2014) of Fairfield, Connecticut, who was deeply loved by her mate, Doug Taylor, and family, passed away at the age of 71 on July 11, 2014 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, Ct. [...]
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the third issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely to [...]
