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.

|ByTPS
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

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer

A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.

|ByBRIAN BLUM

Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer

B-cell counts were cleared completely after the first dose of the therapy, the company said in a presentation at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

|ByREUTERS

This type of cancer is preventable. There's no reason to die from it today

Prof. Tali Levy, director of the gynecology and oncology unit at Wolfson Hospital, explains everything you need to know about cervical cancer, and how risk can be lowered from a young age.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByPROF. TALI LEVY/WALLA!
A woman awaits her medical examination (illustrative)

The battle against neuroblastoma, the rare and deadly child-killing cancer

An Israeli woman fights to cure the rare and deadly cancer neuroblastoma, which killed her baby.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
ENDLESS HOSPITAL days: ‘Shir was always happy. That’s what kept us sane.’

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of return of colon cancer -study

The results of a recent trial show potential benefits of undergoing chemotherapy before surgery for colon cancer.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cancer Immunotherapy by NIH Image Gallery.

This popular vegetable may be able to prevent cancer

New research has found that tomatoes and potatoes contain particularly powerful plant compounds that may help fight cancer. So how exactly does it work and is this really possible?

JANUARY 18, 2023ByWALLA!
New research has found that tomatoes and potatoes contain particularly powerful plant compounds that may help fight cancer.

BIU: New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis

A combination of cellular and structural biology advances the fight against breast cancer in a way never before possible.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of a breast cancer ribbon.

The power of the soul makes miracles happen -opinion

With all due respect to the important treatments the world of cancer medicine has to offer, the patient’s spirit can have an outsized impact.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByREUVEN OR
‘ONE OF the most important lessons I learned was from a person who was not a doctor. He was not even an adult but rather a teenager. His name was Menachem,’ says the writer.

Innovative new drug could be key to combatting childhood brain tumors - study

Mixing these two cancer drugs could be the answer to childhood brain cancer treatment.

JANUARY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Rachashei Lev volunteer with a cancer patient; the ‘Party Ambulance’ rolls up next to a child in his own ambulance; volunteers gather around a patient for a photo

Community gardening helps reduce cancer, boost mental health, study shows

A study shows that gardening outdoors helps you get more exercise, increase your consumption of fiber and reduce your risk of cancer.

JANUARY 8, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
University of Colorado at Boulder Prof. Jill Litt checks on a plant at a community garden in Denver, Colorado.

Israeli researchers develop promising new blood cancer treatment

The technology has now been licensed to Immix BioPharma for further development and commercialization.  

JANUARY 6, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Works of art totaling NIS 1.5 million presented for sale at Halsartan exhibition

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zohar Jacobson