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.
Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks
How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer
Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer
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.
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.