Andrea Torres: A Story of Hope and Optimism
My name is Andrea Torres, and I am 24 years old. I am from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I was diagnosed with GIST in December 2015 here in Honduras. I was 22 years old. It began [...]
My name is Andrea Torres, and I am 24 years old. I am from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I was diagnosed with GIST in December 2015 here in Honduras. I was 22 years old. It began [...]
The GIST Group Switzerland, the support group for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) has awarded its science prize for the eighth time. The 2017 GIST prize, worth CHF 10,000, was awarded to Dr. [...]
Professor Dan Ariely The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) held its quarterly Steering Committee meeting this past September in Washington DC, which focused largely on effective ways to increase adoption of clinical [...]
Howard Greenley, 59, of Houghton, MI, passed away in October 2017, following a very long and courageous battle against cancer. Born and raised in lower Michigan, Howard was a graduate of Holderness Prep School [...]
On December 7th, I will celebrate my 17th cancerversary. I was just 22 years old and newly married when I was diagnosed with GIST following surgery.
The Blick Family Hi, Life Raft Group friends! I am very grateful to be celebrating my 20th year GIST Cancerversary. I was 41 years old (November, 1997) when a softball size tumor [...]
I learned about GIST almost nine years ago. Before that I had no idea that it existed. We all hear about the big population cancers like breast cancer or lung cancer, but it is [...]
The following is a recap of the presentations and posters from the CTOS conference held in Hawaii, with commentary by David Josephy. Dr. Michael Heinrich, David Josephy and Norman Scherzer CTOS 2017 Presentations Related [...]
At its heart, the Life Raft Group is a love story. In this video, Norman Scherzer shares two love stories, and asks us all to continue to keep the spirit of love alive [...]
About Bella At just seven years old, Bella Rocco was undergoing surgery after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—pediatric GIST. While GIST is considered a rare cancer, pediatric cases are even [...]