Cancer Treatment
Tel Aviv University study reveals how tumors hijack immune cells to fuel cancer growth and spread
The research focused on macrophages, immune cells responsible for removing damaged and dead cells from the body.
Ten years left to live: Cancer-free, but life is not the same as it was - opinion
Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai launches drug-discovery collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim
The complementary treatment that cancer patients asked to continue even after it ended
Jewish women should get mammograms at 40, experts say. Here’s why
Even waiting until age 40 can be risky, as recent studies have shown high breast cancer mortality rates for women in that age group.
How one Israeli hospital is combatting chemotherapy-based hair loss
"Hair loss will gradually become a rare phenomenon during chemotherapy treatments," Dr. Larisa Rivo, Director of the Oncology Institute stated.
Knesset Youth Committee demands more young cancer survivor clinics
The Knesset Youth Committee discussed the fact that young people recovering from malignancies carry the effects of the disease for the rest of their lives.
Israeli researchers develop cream to treat chemo side effects
While targeted therapy can be effective in treating cancer, 90% of the patients will develop skin toxicity with severe facial rashes.
Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek cancer center opens its doors
All diagnostic and treatment facilities – and hope for recovery – under one swerving, wooden roof in Jerusalem.
7 ways to offer support and Jewish strength to friends or loved ones facing cancer
This is especially the case for young people who might never have had a family member or friend diagnosed with cancer before.
Israeli hospital offers cancer patients new hope thanks to new tech
Recently, Newsweek featured Hadassah’s Sharett Institute of Oncology among the best medical centers in the world – the only medical center in Israel that made it into their ranking.
Israeli cancer breakthrough says which patients should get immunotherapy
Since anti-PD1 is the leading immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients, such an achievement can impact the quality of life of thousands of cancer patients worldwide every day.
Can cancer kill within 24 hours of diagnosis? This case proves that it can
Kyle Limper, 16, from Philadelphia, was a normal and active teenage boy who played several sports. After suffering from severe back pain, he went to a local hospital to find the cause.
Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate
An experimental treatment developed at Israel's Hadassah-University Medical Center has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission.
