Cancer Treatment
Biden says cancer treatment is slowing him down, plans fewer appearances for upcoming memoir
“Some days are better than others. It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down,” Biden wrote. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped.”
Connecting discoveries to advance cancer research at TAU
Cancer cases among 9/11 survivors surge nearly 25 years later - report
Israeli study: Viagra may help prevent the spread of cancerous tumors
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.
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.
Israeli nanotechnology to make ‘revolutionary leap’ in cancer treatment
Ayan Barbora, who led the research, said nanotechnology has a significant role in developing a more-effective therapy for cancer.
Israeli team testing 'relapse-free treatment' for lung cancer
In mouse model study, Weizmann Institute scientists test biomarker that could help doctors select lung cancer patients for treatment with a single antibody-based drug.
US researchers develop revolutionary 'cancer-killing' pill
The drug in question, dubbed AOH1996, works by targeting the protein that helps facilitate cancer cells reproduce and spread throughout the body.
Israeli researchers treat cancer with RNA-based treatment - study
The researchers developed lipid-based nanoparticles – like those used in the COVID-19 vaccine – containing RNA molecules that silence the gene CKAP5.
Mannose sugar kills honeybees, but it could also help fight cancer
The sugar was named after food from heaven that nourished ancient Israelis during their wandering in the desert.
United Hatzalah flies cancer patients in Israel's periphery for treatment
The pilot project will continue with another flight for a young cancer patient from Israel’s southern Negev region in the coming weeks.
Jewish women should get mammograms at 40, experts say. Here’s why
Even waiting until age 40 can be risky, as recent studies have shown high breast cancer mortality rates for women in that age group.
How one Israeli hospital is combatting chemotherapy-based hair loss
"Hair loss will gradually become a rare phenomenon during chemotherapy treatments," Dr. Larisa Rivo, Director of the Oncology Institute stated.
