Cancer Treatment
New study points to genetic ‘Achilles’ Heel’ in cancer cells
Researchers explained to TPS-IL that the same genetic machinery that allows tumors to grow at extremely high speed may also damage their DNA, exposing new vulnerabilities for future treatments.
Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks
How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer
Experimental Regeneron therapy delivers full responses in aggressive blood cancer
Can vegetables help treat cancer? - study
Compounds found in some types of nightshade plants long used in traditional medicine could aid in the development of new cancer therapies.
Israeli companies leading the way in revolutionary skin treatments
From cancer to prominent birthmarks and acne scars, it is now possible to use laser technology in minimally invasive procedures that require little to no downtime.
Braid of Power: How the simple gift of a wig saved me
You cannot imagine the change a wig has brought to the way society relates to me.
Non-invasive cancer removal made possible with new Israeli research
A new non-invasive technology using low-frequency nanobubble-enhanced ultrasound mechanotherapy has shown success in animal models.
Israeli firm NeoTX tries to treat cancer by 'tricking' immune system
Three Nobel Prize winners and an immigrant to Israel ‘trick’ the immune system to fight the disease known as cancer on its own.
Couple who stopped COVID-19 promise cancer vaccine by 2030
These two doctors developed one of the vaccines against COVID-19. It's believed that they will succeed in developing a vaccine against specific cancers in the next eight years.
Hair-loss from chemotherapy? The Technion has a new way to stop it
The Technion team members will present their idea at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition that is being held in Paris.
Cancerous tumors can contain multiple species of fungi, new study finds
Malignant growths contain multiple species of fungi that differ according to the type of the tumor, according to the research, which has just been published in the journal Cell.
'Sneaky' cancer tumors create shelters to hide from immunotherapy - study
The discovery of "sneaky tumors" structures could promote the development of treatments that combine immunotherapy with the timed inhibition of relevant signaling pathways in tumor cells.
Merck, Hadassah launch collaboration to use RNA-based therapeutics to fight cancer
Pharmaceutical company Merck and Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem launched CanceRNA, which aims to use messenger-RNA technology to treat cancer.