Cancer Treatment

Breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer: Targeting the tumor in an unconventional way

New research finds a new strategy for treating a deadly cancer by combining existing drugs to indirectly weaken tumor growth, with potential implications for other cancers.

Breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

Late-stage trial finds a new pill extends survival for people with pancreatic cancer

James Van Der Beek attends a premiere in Hollywood, May 14, 2025; illustrative.

The causes of rising colon cancer, the disease that caused James Van Der Beek's death - explainer

James Van Der Beek at 76th Golden Globe Awards, taken January 6, 2019.

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies at 48 after battle with cancer


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.

 ‘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.

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.

 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.  


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

Zohar Jacobson

Can vegetables help treat cancer? - study

Compounds found in some types of nightshade plants long used in traditional medicine could aid in the development of new cancer therapies.

Harvesting potatoes on the Salad Trail Tour in the Besor region

Israeli companies leading the way in revolutionary skin treatments

From cancer to prominent birthmarks and acne scars, it is now possible to use laser technology in minimally invasive procedures that require little to no downtime.

A researcher uses a microscope

Braid of Power: How the simple gift of a wig saved me

You cannot imagine the change a wig has brought to the way society relates to me.

 LEAH WEARS her wig and sports a wide smile.

Non-invasive cancer removal made possible with new Israeli research

A new non-invasive technology using low-frequency nanobubble-enhanced ultrasound mechanotherapy has shown success in animal models.

 The Tel Aviv University research team behind the new study on non-invasive cancer treatment.

Israeli firm NeoTX tries to treat cancer by 'tricking' immune system

Three Nobel Prize winners and an immigrant to Israel ‘trick’ the immune system to fight the disease known as cancer on its own.

 A graphic showing how the NeoTX method of fighting cancer works.