Cancer

Ten steps back, one step forward: Meditations on pain, uncertainty, and recovery - opinion

The pain after my recent bowel surgery was devastating. For weeks, nothing seemed to help, even while I was hospitalized and had access to the best drugs.

OPTALGIN WAS out.
Hair donation for cancer patients: Free haircut in Kfar Saba, October 13, 2026.

Hair donations for cancer patients drop 50% as nationwide campaign seeks donors with free haircuts

Israeli activist Sheffi Paz surrounded by supporters arrives to enter the Neve Tirtza Women's Prison in in Ramla, to serve her sentence After being convicted in vandalism, on November 14, 2024.

Sheffi Paz, prominent Tel Aviv anti-illegal immigration activist, dies at 74

Mesothelioma can be difficult to detect, making early evaluation and accurate diagnosis especially important.

What is mesothelioma and how is it diagnosed?


Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study

The test involves using a dedicated chip and fluorescence analysis, in which fragments of cell-free DNA in the blood are examined for distinct methylation patterns. 

A blood test

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.

Children survivors of 9/11 attacks to finally get a major health study

Major questions remain about whether exposure to the toxins and the trauma on 9/11 and afterward increased their long-term health risks, according to scientists.

FILE PHOTO: New York City firefighters and other emergency personnel battle building blaze after the World Trade Center buildings collapse September 11, 2001.

Not only sweet: What can a teaspoon of honey really do for the body?

It has starred on the holiday table for generations, but in recent years honey has also sparked renewed interest in hospitals and in research. Some interesting facts about honey.

What can a teaspoon of honey really do for the body?

Biden announced the radiation treatment 'worked as intended' after cancer spread to his bones

Biden announced the radiation treatment 'worked as intended' after cancer spread to his bones

Former US President Joe Biden attends a ceremony, at Veterans Memorial Park, in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. May 30, 2025.

Mamdani says 9/11 docs should be released to the public, ahead of 25th anniversary of terror attack

CBS correspondent Marcia Kramer reported that deaths from 9/11-related illnesses have surpassed the number of people killed on the day of the attacks, citing a report released Tuesday.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Fighting two cancers: Amir Heshmatpour’s battle against brain tumors and Iran’s regime - interview

A Persian entrepreneur with a Jewish wife, a breakthrough brain-cancer drug, and a mission against Tehran. NeOnc's Amir Heshmatpour, in his own words.

'Iran is a cancer': Iranian-born CEO takes on the regime

Israeli surgeons use custom 3D-printed implant to remove tumor deemed inoperable

Mark was diagnosed where he lived in Russia, and due to the location and the spread, global specialists classified the tumor as inoperable.

The medical teams from Clalit Schneider and Clalit Beilinson, together with Mark.

Life doesn’t begin after recovering from illness: Saying yes and living life - opinion

I’m making it my policy to say yes to whatever I can; to not let my current disabilities keep me from taking advantage of life.

The word “yes” appears outside a head filled with the word “no.”

Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

Revolution said the drug is now available in the United States at $39,800 for a 30-day supply. The company added that it would make assistance available as well.

Menta "Steve" Wallace shows a bottle of daraxonrasib, Revolution Medicine?s pancreatic cancer drug, at his home in The Woodlands, Texas, U.S., May 29, 2026.