Cancer Treatment

The causes of rising colon cancer, the disease that caused James Van Der Beek's death - explainer

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek's death at 48 underscores the growing trend of colon cancer among those under 50, now the leading cause of cancer death in this age group.

James Van Der Beek attends a premiere in Hollywood, May 14, 2025; illustrative.
James Van Der Beek at 76th Golden Globe Awards, taken January 6, 2019.

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies at 48 after battle with cancer

My own reality slap was made more painful by my inability to accept that it had occurred.

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

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

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


Cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence anymore

With research improving early detection and treatment, there is some reason to be optimistic even after getting the dreaded diagnosis.

 Dividing cancer cell

What started off as a simple manicure ended up as skin cancer

It started with a simple manicure just before Thanksgiving, and almost ended with a finger being amputated.

 Person receiving a manicure (illustrative)

For the first time in Israel: Breakthrough cancer treatment employed in Holon

The treatment involved the injection of a radioactive substance called Oncosil into a patient diagnosed with advanced-stage pancreatic cancer. 

This innovative pancreatic cancer treatment is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a breakthrough technology, and so far about 250 cancer patients throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

This type of cancer is preventable. There's no reason to die from it today

Prof. Tali Levy, director of the gynecology and oncology unit at Wolfson Hospital, explains everything you need to know about cervical cancer, and how risk can be lowered from a young age.

 A woman awaits her medical examination (illustrative)

The battle against neuroblastoma, the rare and deadly child-killing cancer

An Israeli woman fights to cure the rare and deadly cancer neuroblastoma, which killed her baby.

 ENDLESS HOSPITAL days: ‘Shir was always happy. That’s what kept us sane.’

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of return of colon cancer -study

The results of a recent trial show potential benefits of undergoing chemotherapy before surgery for colon cancer.

 Cancer Immunotherapy by  NIH Image Gallery.

This popular vegetable may be able to prevent cancer

New research has found that tomatoes and potatoes contain particularly powerful plant compounds that may help fight cancer. So how exactly does it work and is this really possible?

 New research has found that tomatoes and potatoes contain particularly powerful plant compounds that may help fight cancer.

BIU: New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis

A combination of cellular and structural biology advances the fight against breast cancer in a way never before possible.

 Illustrative image of a breast cancer ribbon.

The power of the soul makes miracles happen -opinion

With all due respect to the important treatments the world of cancer medicine has to offer, the patient’s spirit can have an outsized impact.

 ‘ONE OF the most important lessons I learned was from a person who was not a doctor. He was not even an adult but rather a teenager. His name was Menachem,’ says the writer.

Innovative new drug could be key to combatting childhood brain tumors - study

Mixing these two cancer drugs could be the answer to childhood brain cancer treatment.

A Rachashei Lev volunteer with a cancer patient; the ‘Party Ambulance’ rolls up next to a child in his own ambulance; volunteers gather around a patient for a photo