cancer

Cancer is not a ‘battle’: Reframing the experience of people with cancer and its symptoms

Referring to cancer as a “battle” minimizes the many real issues faced by cancer patients who must live with nausea, pain, fatigue, and more.

10/01/2025

Children and teens with cancer fight an additional battle

Amid the sea of collective pain that we navigate as a nation, life is a gift worth cherishing every single day.

By EFRAT LICHTMAN
04/01/2025

How alcohol consumption impacts cancer risk

US dietary guidelines currently recommend two or fewer drinks per day for men and one drink or less per day for women.

By REUTERS
03/01/2025

How AI saved 68-year-old Sheila Tooth when routine scan missed cancer

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh developed a new method that could improve the early detection and monitoring of breast cancer.

Asma al-Assad has '50/50' chance of survival due to leukemia diagnosis

According to the report, Asma al-Assad has been isolated and kept from others in order to prevent infections or contracting other illnesses. 

  Denise and Avi Bar-Aharon: Make sure that every child can realize his or her dreams. 

Denise Bar-Aharon: A significant ray of light in the lives of critically ill children in Israel

"We are all born to fulfill our dreams, and sick children don’t have the luxury of time," says Denise Bar-Aharon, co-founder of Make-A-Wish Israel, dedicated to granting life-changing wishes.

By IRIT MATHIAS
23/12/2024

Tel Aviv University researchers develop new cancer-fighting system

The researchers developed nanoparticles, which dissolve into water and carbon dioxide within a month, to encapsulate two different cancer- fighting drugs. 

CANCER PATIENTS sit in a chemotherapy ward while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospit

‘I’ve never been with a bald man before’

“I’ve always found the Israeli-man-with-the-shaved-head look to be very sexy,” my wife, Jody, said.

16/12/2024
The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA

A genetic time bomb: How one woman broke the BRCA cycle

How Libby Margolin turned her BRCA diagnosis into advocacy for genetic testing and PGD.

By LIBBY MARGOLIN
03/12/2024
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