Cancer

Facing the reality slap: coping when life doesn’t go as planned - opinion

The concept of the reality slap spoke to me as soon as I read the line “a serious illness.” It has since helped provide context as to why the last year has been so tough for me.

My own reality slap was made more painful by my inability to accept that it had occurred.
Doctor Nir Cohen shows a patient an x-ray image on an Apple iPad at the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak

Israel's oncology systems near 'breaking point' as patient numbers increase

3d illustration of cancer cells on background of DNA strands.

New study points to genetic ‘Achilles’ Heel’ in cancer cells

A medical worker and a uterus (illustrative).

LEM laboratory marks milestone in HPV screening as Israel pushes earlier cervical cancer detection


From surviving the Nova festival to battling cancer: Raz Peri's fight to inspire - interview

Post-Oct. 7, Raz Peri now takes on cancer for the second time. He tells the ‘Magazine’ how he is striving to turn pain into light.

Raz Peri

Living with cancer means asking: When do you stop the fight? - opinion

The societal expectations around learning you have cancer are to fight.

‘IT’S NEVERTHELESS hard – nay, impossible – for me to imagine actually taking such an extreme step.’

This diet both significantly reduces cancer risk and saves lives

Vegetarian and vegan diets have long ceased to be on the margins, and now a new study has found that they reduce the likelihood of chronic diseases and lower the risk of developing cancer.

Quinoa salad

Surviving the Nova Massacre and battling cancer: Raz Peri on pain, healing, and hope - interview

"Every donation, every share, every kind word, saves lives," Raz told the Post.

Raz Peri

Health basket cuts are crippling families - opinion

Behind every child with cancer stands an entire family fighting not only the disease but often the system itself.

HEALTH MINISTRY Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov attends a meeting of the healthcare basket committee earlier this year. Israelis believe they have a national health insurance system, but the picture is often very different, states the writer.

Prostate cancer: The treatment that identifies cancer cells and destroys them from within

Ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the most common cancer among men, here is everything about the new treatment already in use in Israel that brings hope to patients.

Studies have shown that it not only prolongs patients’ lives but also eases disease symptoms and improves the quality of life for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Documentary: The motorcycle journey that helped me beat cancer

Assaf Rahamim, a top Israeli extreme sports photographer and motorcyclist, shares how his Balkan mountains journey became a therapeutic path to beating cancer.

Rahamim on the Journey

Scientists discover potential way to combat deadly weight loss in cancer patients

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered a way to use pre-existing treatments to fight often terminal side effects of serious illnesses.

PhD student, Nir Livnat, works at the laboratory on models of an early-stage human embryo, created by Israeli scientists without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel

Actually, I did die: Living with survivor's uncertainty - opinion

Uncertainty anxiety tends to follow a U-shaped curve. You worry a lot at the beginning, forget about it in the middle, then worry again at the end.

UNCERTAINTY PARADOX: Is there a way out?

Biden had surgery to remove cancerous cells, NBC News reports

The procedure, known as Mohs surgery, is commonly used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer.

(Illustrative) Former US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Vernon Electric Cooperative in Westby, Wisconsin, US, September 5, 2024.