Monday, 13 July 2026

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Awareness Day

 

In 1983, Juan Rosai and colleagues introduced the term "gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)" to describe gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors that lacked clear smooth muscle or nerve sheath differentiation.


  • A major breakthrough occurred in 1998, when Hirota Seiichi and colleagues discovered activating mutations in the KIT proto-oncogene (CD117) in most GISTs
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    International Sarcoma Day

     In 1921, James Ewing described Ewing sarcoma as a distinct primary malignant bone tumor. This became one of the landmark discoveries in sarcoma pathology.

     
     
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    Ewing Sarcoma: Highly malignant small round blue cell tumor that usually  arises in bone and affects children and adolescents. It is strongly  associated with a characteristic chromosomal translocation. 🔹 Age Group ➟ 
     
     
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    Blast From The Past: Fifa World Cup

     The first FIFA World Cup officially kicked off on July 13, 1930, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

     Two opening matches were played simultaneously: 

    France defeated Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeated Belgium 3-0.

     

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    Saturday, 11 July 2026

    International Day Of Hope

     

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    Blast From The Past: Nuremberg Chronicle

     

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     The Nuremberg Chronicle (Latin: Liber Chronicarum) is a heavily illustrated universal history of the world compiled by Hartmann Schedel. It was printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger. The original Latin edition was published on July 12, 1493

     

     
     
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    Blast From The Past: Frances First World Cup Win

     

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                                                         1998: France Wins The First Football World Cup 


     

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    Friday, 10 July 2026

    Blast From The Past: Exodus 1947

     

                          July 11, 1947:  The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France. 


     
     
     
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