Cancer Treatment

New study points to genetic ‘Achilles’ Heel’ in cancer cells

Researchers explained to TPS-IL that the same genetic machinery that allows tumors to grow at extremely high speed may also damage their DNA, exposing new vulnerabilities for future treatments.

3d illustration of cancer cells on background of DNA strands.
Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer

Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer


Can vegetables help treat cancer? - study

Compounds found in some types of nightshade plants long used in traditional medicine could aid in the development of new cancer therapies.

Harvesting potatoes on the Salad Trail Tour in the Besor region

Israeli companies leading the way in revolutionary skin treatments

From cancer to prominent birthmarks and acne scars, it is now possible to use laser technology in minimally invasive procedures that require little to no downtime.

A researcher uses a microscope

Braid of Power: How the simple gift of a wig saved me

You cannot imagine the change a wig has brought to the way society relates to me.

 LEAH WEARS her wig and sports a wide smile.

Non-invasive cancer removal made possible with new Israeli research

A new non-invasive technology using low-frequency nanobubble-enhanced ultrasound mechanotherapy has shown success in animal models.

 The Tel Aviv University research team behind the new study on non-invasive cancer treatment.

Israeli firm NeoTX tries to treat cancer by 'tricking' immune system

Three Nobel Prize winners and an immigrant to Israel ‘trick’ the immune system to fight the disease known as cancer on its own.

 A graphic showing how the NeoTX method of fighting cancer works.

Couple who stopped COVID-19 promise cancer vaccine by 2030

These two doctors developed one of the vaccines against COVID-19. It's believed that they will succeed in developing a vaccine against specific cancers in the next eight years.

Founders of BioNTech, Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Ozlem Tureci

Hair-loss from chemotherapy? The Technion has a new way to stop it

The Technion team members will present their idea at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition that is being held in Paris.

 People walk through strong gusts of wind as storm Sabine is expected to hit the region in Cologne, Germany

Cancerous tumors can contain multiple species of fungi, new study finds

Malignant growths contain multiple species of fungi that differ according to the type of the tumor, according to the research, which has just been published in the journal Cell.

An “archaeological excavation” unearthing fungi within cancerous tumors.

'Sneaky' cancer tumors create shelters to hide from immunotherapy - study

The discovery of "sneaky tumors" structures could promote the development of treatments that combine immunotherapy with the timed inhibition of relevant signaling pathways in tumor cells.

 The brain

Merck, Hadassah launch collaboration to use RNA-based therapeutics to fight cancer

Pharmaceutical company Merck and Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem launched CanceRNA, which aims to use messenger-RNA technology to treat cancer.

 Regine Shevach, Head of Merck’s Innovative Technologies Enablement Center in Israel.