April 2010
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LRG meets in Mexico!
by Karen Kelley
Researchers and staff from the Life Raft Group and representatives from Mexico’s science and medical community came together to commit to their mission of improving the survival of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients in Latin America.
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Advocates unite to help struggling patients in Macedonia
by Dejan Krstevski
Vera Krstevska was born in November 1955 in Skopje, Macedonia. She works in a laboratory of the Institute for Transfusiology with the Clinical Center in Skopje. She is a proud mother of two sons and loving grandmother of four grandsons.
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Life Fest: Clinician of the Year winner and Tree of Life project
by Belinda Ehrlich
After careful consideration, the Life Raft Group has chosen the recipient of the GIST Clinician of the Year award....
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Researchers collaborate at Monterrey meeting
by Jerry Call
The LRG research team continues to investigate a number of key areas. These include research into ways to overcome drug resistance, improve initial response to treatment, clinical trial support, high throughput screening and establishing the basis for moving individual drugs into clinical trials.
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Latin American GIST Coalition promotes Monterrey Declaration
by Sara Rothschild
An historic event took place after the LRG Research Team meeting from February 2-4, 2010, when a group of cancer patient advocates, called the Latin American GIST Coalition, met for the first time to outline their mission and commitment to promoting the survival of GIST patients in Latin America.
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Updates from GI ASCO 2010
by Jerry Call
The 2010 Gastrointestinal American Society of Clinical Oncology conference was held January 22-24, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
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GIST-Switzerland Group founded for the support of GIST patients
by Helga Schnorf
On January 14, 2010 the GIST -Switzerland Group was founded in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Civil code. The aim of the association is to support GIST survivors.
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Over 100 attend 3rd national Italian GIST meeting
by Gabriella Tedone
The Third National Italian Meeting of A.I.G. (Associazione Italiana GIST) was held at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), in Milan on Saturday, February 27, 2010.
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Getting the "GIST" of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: LRG Canada's first webcast a success
by David Josephy
Recently, Life Raft Group Canada hosted its first online learning experience. This interactive webcast was held on March 23, 2010, and it was very successful.
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Poss meets her mark...and then some!
by Erin Kristoff
When we first reported on Kate Poss’ progress in fundraising for the Life Raft Group using the Austin Marathon back in December 2009, we knew she would make her mark.
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Be prepared when traveling with cancer
by Matthew Mattioli
Recently, an article by Diane Stresing was published on the popular coping website, CarePages.com, about traveling with cancer. With Life Fest coming up in a few months, we thought it worthwhile to share some of the tips and suggestions cancer patients should consider while planning a trip.
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Happy Cancerversary to Katie Campbell!
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Young GISTers cross country lines to get together
by Stacey McAully
My name is Stacey McAully and for those of you who dont know I was the first pediatric diagnosis of GISTs in Scotland. I have had 2 serious surgeries and was on Gleevec for 3 years.
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Brave GIST fighter and dedicated wife and mother passes
Jenn was diagnosed with GIST in 2002. She fought the cancer bravely, enduring numerous surgeries and chemotherapies, including until very recently. Nevertheless, Jenn served La Crescenta Elementary School, where Mitchell and Zachary still attend, and the LDS Church, continuously and faithfully throughout her fight against cancer.
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Vietnam vet, Olympic torch-carrier and proud dad passes at age 61
Carl David Banker, age 61, passed away January 29, 2010 after a long battle with GIST. He was born to Bertha Decatur Banker and Paul Comer Banker, in Cheverly, Maryland, on December 24, 1948.
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