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
Ovarian cancer: Uncommon but fatal – six things you need to know
Ovarian cancer isn't considered common, but in many cases it's fatal. Due to vague symptoms, this cancer is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and is hard to treat.
Parents who lost a child to cancer raise funds to help others
Shir for Life wants to advance groundbreaking research and is thus kickstarting a crowdfunding campaign today to reach this goal.
Inbreeding of first cousins puts younger Arabs, Druze in Galilee at high risk for colon cancer
The study showed that mutations in the MUTYH gene associated with the hereditary MAP syndrome cause about 27% of the cases of polyposis patients.
TAU scientists discover new treatment for ovarian cancer
RNA-based nanodrugs show an 80% survival rate of the female reproductive system impacting cancer.
Moderna cancer vaccine with Merck's Keytruda delays return of deadly skin cancer
The results add data details to partial findings released by the companies in December.
A naturally-occurring protein may hold the cure to liver cancer - study
ATF4, previously thought to be an indicator of advanced-stage liver cancer, may hold the key to its prevention and treatment.
Thyroid cancer: What is it and how can you detect it?
Unlike most types of cancer, thyroid cancer primarily affects relatively young people and is more common in women than men. However, it has a very high recovery rate.
Are liquid biopsies better alternative for cancer diagnosis? - comment
Biopsies are taken to establish an initial diagnosis, seeking to determine whether or not the patient has cancer at all – and if so, how advanced it is.
TAU researchers successfully reduce brain metastases in mice for first time
The incidence of brain metastases has been increasing in recent years, probably as a result of improvements in diagnostic methods.
Israeli cancer rates: How morbidity, mortality trends differ in cities - study
Examining data between 2014 and 2018, this report looked at Israeli cancer rates from three distinct perspectives – the national level, by gender and by geographic area.