Cancer Treatment

Ten years left to live: Cancer-free, but life is not the same as it was - opinion

I won’t stop writing, dear readers, but maybe I’ll put more time into personal projects, including several new book ideas that should keep me alert and engaged.

Open hand holds the number 10 (illustrative).
Medicine cabinet

Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai launches drug-discovery collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim

Flower arranging

The complementary treatment that cancer patients asked to continue even after it ended

"Once every few weeks, I started receiving a request from someone for help." Daniel Koren

Daniel turned a family tragedy into a lifesaving search engine


An innovative test that helps tailor the optimal treatment for breast cancer patients

Prof. Tamar Peretz

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.

 Children getting ready for school at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2021

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.

 An illustrative image of lung cancer.

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.

 A woman undergoes a free mammogram inside Peru's first mobile unit for breast cancer detection, in Lima

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.

 Researchers working on treatment for lung cancer. (Illustrative)

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.

 Finding ways to stop the progression of cancer (Illustrative).

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.

 Multiple myeloma treatment (Illustrative).

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.

 Cancer cells (illustrative).

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.

 A young cancer patient named Raaya from the periphery is arriving at a hospital for treatment after being flown there by a United Hatzalah helicopter.

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.

Breast cancer illustrative photo.