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Head and neck cancers rank fifth in cancer-related mortality and often begin in the tongue, throat, or neck before metastasizing.
The research offers a promising avenue for reducing cancer risk among heart disease patients.
The groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicates glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer.
Esther Pollard had been battling cancer and recently caught the Coronavirus.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Her husband, Jonathan, has asked that the public pray for her speedy recovery: Esther Yocheved Bat Reisel Bracha.
Abu Hamid was sentenced to seven life terms and another 50 years for a number of terrorist acts in which seven Israelis were murdered. He was convicted of another 12 attempted murders.
Off-the-shelf therapies to be developed for entire groups of patients, making cancer immunotherapy more accessible.
The destructive properties of white blood cells called eosinophils can be employed to kill cancer cells.
The new study has implications for all areas of oncological research and treatment.
"Melanoma is a life-threatening cancer, so it is very important to diagnose it early on when it is still superficial."
"Glioblastoma is the deadliest type of cancer in the central nervous system, accounting for most malignant brain tumors."
The marker will determine type of tumor in a single image, eliminating the need for a biopsy.
A new blood test has the potential to diagnose cancers, liver diseases, immune disorders, without need for invasive and painful biopsies.
The study could lead, in the future, to the development of drugs that will use this trait to eliminate cancer.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The statement did not specify the type of cancer or how severe it is.
Antioxidant-rich foods like black tea, chocolate and berries may increase risk for certain cancers, a new Hebrew University research finds.
By JNi.Media
Through their new partnership, Cannabics and Seedo will develop the first controlled device for growing medical cannabis at home.
By JNi.Media
Back in June, President Putin invited both PM Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to attend the July 15 final in Moscow.
Prof. Varda Shoshan-Barmatz is developing a novel molecule for the treatment of cancer that may have the ability to reprogram cancer cells back to normal-like cells.
Attitudes about end-of-life treatment.
Tali was a recipient of ICSN's help. Now she volunteers at ICSN's comfort corners in several oncology units.
Little things, like someone driving you to and from the hospital, or even a cup of hot coffee, can make all the difference for a family battling with cancer.
The Israel Cancer Support Network helps families survive the worst.
By JNi.Media
It’s an emotionally grinding drill that was all too familiar to Arele and David Weingarten, when their mother, Miriam succumbed to the disease after prolonged cancer treatment.
"After years of being ashamed and staying at home, unable to work and unwilling to show my hand to people, I have finally been given some hope of my life returning to the way it used to be."
A cure for leukemia may lie in an innovative and targeted form of stem cell treatment currently being developed in Israel.
The woman used her sister, sick with cancer, as the means to try to smuggle explosives into Israel for Hamas.
Hamas exploited Israel's humanitarian gesture to smuggle explosives inside medicine containers for an imminent terror attack.
Chantel fought for her family, now she fights for life!
Sara Leah, an adorable, smiling toddler, who loves to play, but…
By Fern Sidman
Startling revelations quickly emerged from Dr. Bruckner's first experiments as a special assistant to the NCI associate director.
By Batya Medad
"Strategic Advantage" does not give Israel the ability to fight our enemies into submission. We can only "slap it" and if we need more weapons, it is only with American approval/permission.
The little girl’s mother told the Israeli caregivers: “I would lie if I said that I expected the kind of humanity I discovered here."
By JNi.Media
The patient, Gad Pireni, 80, from Kibbutz Nir David, has suffered for years from ulcers and sores in his jaw.
The former judo world champion in the 63 kilogram division started an eBay auction on Tuesday, which will continue for five days until August 29.
By Ben Shapiro
The Defense Ministry maintains that the Iran deal “only damages the uncompromising struggle we must make against terrorist states like Iran.” Not exactly as Obama sees Israel's position
By JNi.Media
Of all the external causes of death, the biggest gender gap was in incidents of suicides, traffic accidents and murder.
By JNi.Media
While undergoing surgery for his wounds, the doctors discovered a tumor.
The student team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has won the Best Health and Medicine Project category in the prestigious 12th annual iGEM 2015 Giant Jamboree competition with their cutting-edge biological cancer therapy called “Boomerang.” IGEM is considered one of the most important ventures in the global sphere of science. Nearly 4,600 students competed […]
Dr. Sacks was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, neurologists.
By JNi.Media
A genetic analysis laboratory in Katzrin, in the Golan Heights, has developed a unique genetic exam for early detection of predisposition to certain cancers--a full 10 to 15 years before any symptoms of early cancer are presented.
Rumors are flying that Khamenei's days are numbered. Hard-liners are outdoing each other to ditch a deal on its nuclear program.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Over 200 hair salons across Israel took part in the annual nationwide drive to collect hair for the Zichron Menachem Cancer Support in Israel in partnership with Pantene Products Israel.
Young Israeli women arrive at the Malcha Mall in Jerusalem to donate their hair to create wigs for cancer patients at a fundraiser arranged by "Zichron Menachem", the Israeli Association for the Support of Children with Cancer and their Families (November 24, 2014). All photos by Gershon Elinson/Flash90
When you say a cancer-stricken boy smiling and happy, you wonder why anyone complains about anything.
The United Nations says living in Judea and Samaria and most of Jerusalem are “illegal. ”Obama says they are “illegitimate. ”Now Palestinian Authority man calls them a “cancer.”
“Anti-Semitism is like cancer. There are two things that are certain about this cancer of hate. We know that it is deadly and we know that if we don’t fight it, it will spread,’’ Polish Member of the European Parliament Michal Kaminski said in an address to the General Assembly of the European Jewish Parliament […]
Never underestimate Iran’s technology. Never underestimate Iran’s capability to lie. It claims it has a drone that can reach Israel. And if is true, an expert suggests to The Jewish Press, “So what?
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel has broken the Guinness world record for donating the most hair to cancer victims in a single drive, producing 53.1 kilograms (117 pounds) on Monday, Yisrael HaYom reported. The previous Guinness record was 48.7 kilograms (107 pounds). About 250 women attended the hair drive in Jerusalem organized by the Zichron Menachem Association for the […]
By JTA
A fire at Camp Simcha, a camp for children with cancer, destroyed one bunkhouse and damaged a newly built one. The fire was discovered when a counselor at the camp in Glen Spey, N.Y., woke up early Saturday morning and smelled smoke. The counselors evacuated the 15 residents of the cabin, including one camper in […]
By Paula Stern
When a doctor told her there was no hope... she decided not to listen.
Forget Streisand's concerts and performance for Peres. What may be the most emotional moment of her current visit to Israel was her listening to a cancer-stricken girl sing her own song, “People.”
Cancer sufferers and survivors are at increased risk of major obstetric complications, according to new research by Israeli researchers to be presented next week at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. It is well known that cancer treatments decrease fertility, but very little has been known until now concerning […]
I explain that their cancer diagnosis might have resulted from something they could also have passed down to their children.
By JTA
Tens of thousands of people participated Friday afternoon in the funeral procession of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the eldest son of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, former Chief Rabbi of Israel and of the most influential rabbis in Israel. Yaakov Yosef died Friday afternoon at the age of 66, succumbing to a long struggle with […]
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has chosen Prof. Alexander Levitzki of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the winner of its 2013 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research. The AACR is currently holding its annual meeting through Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Levitzki, professor of biological chemistry at the Alexander Silberman […]
Syrian rebels have claimed that they wounded Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s top deputy in the bombing of a Syrian army convoy, but Hizbullah immediately denied it. A Lebanese newspaper reported that rebels said Naim Qassem was with senior army officers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad when the explosion hit the convoy on the Damascus-Beirut […]
Heeb Magazine Publisher is looking to promote his tribute to his late brother and his fight with cancer.
Israel's National Archives has released a photograph of Golda Meir's chicken soup recipe.
Caesarea Golf Club will host the 3rd Annual Ezer Mizion Golf Classic tournament on Wednesday, November 21. The popular event, which is due to attract serious golfers and philanthropists from the United States, Canada and Israel, will raise funds for Ezer Mizion's Bone Marrow Donor Registry, the global Jewish bone marrow donor registry. Ezer Mizion, […]
ne Shot, authored by M. Wiseman, is an emotional drama that focuses on issues faced by some teens nowadays. In Suburbia, U.S.A., lived three extraordinary young men, Baruch, Nadav and Rafi. Nadav and Rafi have been friends forever, and Baruch joins the crew in his later teens. Pain is the bond that brings the threesome together. Baruch and Nadav have emotional pain and Rafi suffers from a physical pain; he discovered that he had advanced-stage cancer. The cancer was serious – too serious for the doctors, so they eventually stopped treating him.
Israeli med-tech company InSightec Image Guided Treatment has announced that it has been approved for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarketing of its ExAblate targeted focused ultrasound treatment for the removal of bone tumors.
The tall buildings of Haifa University and the Naveh Nof residential Tower in Bat Yam were lit up in pink Tuesday night in solidarity with an international breast cancer awareness campaign.
By Barry Rubin
America, this is not the Victorian age of dark satanic mills and brutal capitalists who laugh while watching children starve.
By Barry Rubin
A famous Jewish story about that is the tale of Rabbi Zosia who said that he did not expect God to berate him for not having been Moses—who he wasn’t—but for not having been Zosia.To me, that means we must do the best to be ourselves while trying to make ourselves as good as possible.
Israeli Researchers have discovered a protein that is central to delaying cell death, which “could lead to new approaches to treating cancer.” Programmed cell death, or Apoptosis, is a critical defense mechanism against the development of abnormal cells like cancer.
By dvora
Earlier this year, the American Cancer Society came out with new guidelines concerning Pap smears, which screen for cervical cancer. Conventional wisdom had long held that women should receive annual Pap smears, but in March, doctors announced the new guidelines suggesting that women receive a Pap smear once every three years.
By Alex Abel
Today's blog round-up is from the younger set. Still meant to be read by people of all ages, these blogs talk about modesty, Twitter sayings and the power of the Jew-fro.
A new initiative – Bike for the Fight – will raise money for the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), a North American organization funding grants to top Israeli cancer researchers and scientific institutions, by biking for three months across the United States.
The lecturer, a soft-spoken woman radiating sincerity and warmth was especially impressive. And so was her topic: “Proper nutrition as a bridge to health and longevity.”
Last year, Arab children diagnosed with cancer visited Israel's only ski resort located in Mt. Hermon, in northern Israel. The children, accompanied by parents and family, enjoyed the snow and slopes along with IDF soldiers from the Alpine Unit. Their trip to the Hermon was made possible by Israeli Civil Administration, which coordinates civilian and […]
By JTA
Adam Yauch of the seminal hip-hop group the Beastie Boys has died at the age of 47 after battling cancer. Yauch, one of three members of the seminal hip-hop group, had been diagnosed in 2009 with cancer in his parotid gland and a lymph node. The news of Yauch’s death was first reported Friday by […]
Israel’s RedHill Biopharma announced success last week in a major clinical trial of a new drug to prevent nausea in cancer patients.
The fact that you are reading this article can only mean that the gut-churning, frantic, multi-tasking marathon known as getting ready for Pesach is behind you;
By dvora
Naomi and Chaim Manela, and Lorraine and Steve Spira recently hosted the annual Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) reception in Los Angeles. RCCS supporters throughout the Los Angeles Jewish community were in attendance.
By Tibbi Singer
A new method in development at Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University will offer early detection using infrared light. Preliminary tests show 90% rate of success.
By Alti Bukalov
Beads of sweat were forming on my hand as I held the warm phone and listened to the rings one by one. RING… I tried staying calm as I waiting for the answer. RING… I looked down at the phone. My finger makes its way to the red button on the right. Should I just press end? RING…
September 11, 2026 
