Cancer Treatment
New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread - study
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University found that in the sample with modified 'killer' cells, the cancer did not spread.
Israel Cancer Association launches 2025 'Knock on the Door' fundraiser
The FDA approved the first bladder cancer treatment that prevents removal
Health basket cuts are crippling families - opinion
Scientists discover potential way to combat deadly weight loss in cancer patients
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered a way to use pre-existing treatments to fight often terminal side effects of serious illnesses.
Israeli doctors perform life-saving surgery that allows pregnant woman to receive cancer treatment
An Israeli woman has become the sixth in the world to give birth to a healthy baby after undergoing surgery so that her colon cancer could be treated with radiotherapy.
A coma of denial: A cancer patient's struggle with facing mortality - opinion
The six weeks I was hospitalized represented for me a kind of “coma of denial,” in that I had been denying the gravity of my story without even knowing that my story was as grave as it was.
Healing with AI: Hadassah’s Innovations in Cancer Detection and Treatment
Hadassah experts reveal how AI is driving major breakthroughs in cancer detection and treatment, offering new hope for patients in Israel and shaping global medical innovation.
Matti Caspi seeks aid for cancer treatment
Caspi appealed to his fans for financial assistance in his ongoing battle with cancer.
Ukrainian child in Israel for Leukemia treatment killed in Bat Yam bombing, mother missing
Borik's mother, 30-year-old Maria Pashkorovia, is one of the handful of Israelis still considered missing following the Iranian attack on a Bat Yam residential building.
Former US pres. Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer
The cancer is characterized by a Gleason score of 9, the former president's office confirmed.
To pee or not to pee: A cancer patient's experience with a nephrostomy - opinion
I’m looking forward to when my cancer is entirely gone, the nephrostomy is no longer needed, and I can pee like the rest of humanity again.
Fighting cancer: How a hospital stay at Hadassah feels like an international flight - opinion
I envisioned hospitalization as being somewhat akin to taking an international flight to an exotic location.
TAU develops AI tool to decode cell responses to cancer treatments
The innovative system merges two previously separate streams of biological data: gene activity at the single-cell level and know interactions between genes.
When cancer treatment goes wrong: An irreversibly damaged kidney and worsened lymphoma - opinion
The stent hadn’t helped after all; the impacted kidney had, in fact, been irreversibly damaged and was now functioning at a paltry 20%. Why? The cancer was back, and worse.