Last Stop in the LRG 2016 GDOL Series: St. Louis
The Life Raft Group completed the 2016 GIST Day of Learning series in St. Louis on October 8, 2016 at Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University in St. Louis. A huge thank you goes out [...]
Cancerversary – Mike Ginsberg 10 YEARS
“Thanks Life Raft Group and Gleevec for the gift of time! Little grandchildren in this picture I would have never have known, and my participation in Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, birthdays, sports events, all make [...]
Cancerversary – Paula Vettel 15 YEARS
“I am so fortunate to be celebrating 15 years of continued life, thanks to Gleevec. I have enjoyed life with my wonderful husband Phil, and seen my boys grow into men. I am looking [...]
Joyce (Hodnett) Fredericks: Loving wife, mother and grandmother
Joyce Frances (Hodnett) Fredericks, 64, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefull on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 after a long battle fighting cancer. Services were held from the Keri Memorial Home, 125 Main Street, [...]
2015 Annual Report – Research
In 2015, we continued to commit funding for our research team in spite of a challenging fundraising landscape. Our research team held a two-day meeting at the Cleveland Clinic, outlining two key projects: A [...]
Annual Report 2015 – Advocacy
Advocacy continued to be an important focus in 2015. Our initiatives expanded globally, with the overall goal of assuring that all GIST patients have access to quality medical treatment. The LRG continued to forge [...]
2015 Annual Report – Patient Support and Education
Patient support and education is a vital part of the LRG’s mission. In 2015, we expanded our reach with four GIST Days of Learning (GDOLs) held in San Diego and Orange County, California, Chicago [...]
Navigating the Medicare Maze
On September 28, 2016, the Life Raft Group was pleased to have Melissa Simpson, Senior Program Manager in the Center for Benefits Access at the National Council on Aging share her knowledge and insight [...]
Examining Kidney Toxicities of Sunitinib and Imatinib in Long-Term GIST Therapy
On September 19, 2016 the Life Raft Group was pleased to have Dr. Benjamin D. Humphreys, Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, share his knowledge [...]
New Tool Available for Calculating GIST Recurrence
updated 6/22/20 The GIST Risk Calculator is based on research from Dr. Heikki Joensuu, Professor of Oncology at the University of Helsinki and the Research Director at the Helsinki Comprehensive Cancer Center, and his colleagues. The [...]