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


Technion scientists predict the efficacy of novel therapies in cancer

The researchers created a tool to predict which patients will respond to this therapy based on this therapy that shows the importance of metabolism in the tumor microenvironment.

 Professor Keren Yizhak. February 2, 2024.

Israeli institute finds new effective cancer treatment using immune cells

Weizmann Institute researchers have applied for a patent and seek commercialization

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

Israeli scientists unlock new information key to fighting brain cancer

DNA methylation sheds light on varieties of the most common and most fatal primary brain cancer.

 Examining the inner workings of the brain, where neurodegenerative diseases can occur (Illustrative).

Israel makes cancer treatment breakthrough with genomic profiling

Hadassah-University Medical Center and a pharmaceutical company offer personalized cancer care based on genomic profiling.

Cancer (Illustrative)

Husband accused wife of infidelity. Truth: It was a brain cancer delusion

A father of four became convinced that his loyal wife was being unfaithful. Here's what was really going on


The 'boom-boom' protocol: Getting control over cancer - opinion

“Watch and wait” describes the limbo that sufferers of a chronic cancer like mine must navigate. You only treat when the tumors get large enough or you notice unpleasant “B” symptoms.

 BELLY OF the beast: Radiation/CT machine at Hadassah.

Two cancer treatments, carefully selected, can be much better than one

An AI tool based on a new concept called “meta-synergy” helps find more powerful drug combinations.

 Prof. Yosi Shamay (right) and doctoral student Dana Meron Azagury at the Controlled Release conference.

An innovative test that helps tailor the optimal treatment for breast cancer patients

Prof. Tamar Peretz

Israel-Pakistan cooperation gives Afghan children a chance to survive cancer

Israel's Sheba Medical Center initiated and is funding a program to transport Afghan children with the disease into Pakistan for treatment.

 Children getting ready for school at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2021

Doctors treat hypoglycemic lung cancer patient with breast cancer drug - study

The patient with malignant lung cancer suffered from a rare complication in which the tumor secretes a protein that causes acute hypoglycemia. Israeli doctors used a breast cancer drug to treat it.

 An illustrative image of lung cancer.