Cancer Treatment

Cancer cases among 9/11 survivors surge nearly 25 years later - report

First responders and other New Yorkers who were near Ground Zero that day have also reported a range of other conditions, including respiratory illnesses, mental health impacts, and dementia.

FILE PHOTO: The second tower of the World Trade Center explodes into flames after being hit by a airplane, New York September 11, 2001 with the Brooklyn bridge in the foreground.
Combination with statins may enhance the effect. Viagra

Israeli study: Viagra may help prevent the spread of cancerous tumors

Illustration of a pancreatic tumor surrounded by immune cells

SIL204 treatment may help immune system attack KRAS-driven tumors, research finds - exclusive

First from left- Dr. Israel Weiss, Head of Orthopedic Oncology at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital & Dr. Yury Peysakhovich (first from the right), Head of Thoracic Surgery at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital during the operation.

Israeli surgeons use customized 3D implant to replace sternum, ribs in patient with rare 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.

 Home Front Command forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel. June 15, 2025.

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.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks during a dinner with US service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving in New York.

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. 

 An illustrative image of kidneys.

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.

 An illustrative image of a man with luggage at an airport as a flight takes off.

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.

 (Left to right): Prof. Asaf Madi, Prof. Roded Sharan & PhD student Ron Sheinin.

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.

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TAU Unbound: Prof. Uri Ben-David is unlocking the secrets of cancer

WATCH: Prof. Ben-David shares the groundbreaking insights regarding cancer biology and treatment strategies.

  Prof. Uri Ben David, Tel Aviv University

Make-A-Wish Israel Changing ‘impossible’ to ‘possible’

‘The words ‘Making the impossible possible’ are inscribed on my desk. That’s what Make-A-Wish is all about,” says Denise Bar-Aharon, co-founder and CEO of Make-A-Wish Israel.

 CO-FOUNDER AND CEO of Make-A-Wish Israel Denise Bar-Aharon: ‘We really believe in hope, strength, and joy.’

Children and teens with cancer fight an additional battle - opinion

Amid the sea of collective pain that we navigate as a nation, life is a gift worth cherishing every single day.

 Mothers of children with cancer are taken on a respite vacation by the Larger Than Life organization.

Tel Aviv University researchers develop new cancer-fighting system - study

The researchers developed nanoparticles, which dissolve into water and carbon dioxide within a month, to encapsulate two different cancer- fighting drugs. 

 Illustrative image of scientific research.