Cancer drugs

Oral cancer cases rise in Israel as HPV, smoking, alcohol consumption take effect

Oral cancer is considered one of the less-discussed malignancies, even though its incidence continues to rise steadily in Israel and worldwide.

An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing
Surgeons place a tissue sample in a test tube on June 7, 2019

Israel reviews cancer diagnoses after malfunction in Roche test kits for tumors

 An Israeli flag flutters near the logo of Teva Tech which is part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in Neot Hovav, southern Israel December 14, 2017.

Immunai and Teva partner to innovate new cancer, immunology therapies

 Caption correction (Left to right): Doctoral student Johanna Zerbib & Prof. Uri Ben-David

Israeli study uncovers cancer cell findings that may advance treatment for the disease


Diabetes patients on GLP-1s instead of insulin have lower cancer risk, study shows

The findings are "preliminary evidence of the potential benefit" of GLP-1 drugs for cancer prevention in high-risk population.

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Severe malfunction in cancer diagnosis device: Patients may have received incorrect treatment

Roche reported a malfunction in several devices for diagnosing cancerous tumors to the Health Ministry, which may have led to incorrect diagnoses and inappropriate treatment for cancer patients.

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

The importance of regular checkups in preventing cancer

In honor of World Cancer Day, this article stresses that preventive medicine, including early diagnosis, is one of the main tools in the fight against the disease.

 Stomach Cancer

Israeli institute finds new effective cancer treatment using immune cells

Weizmann Institute researchers have applied for a patent and seek commercialization

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

Avoiding detection: How cancers evolve to escape immune system responses

In a study by the Weizmann Institute of Science, researchers pulled out a previously unknown mechanism that allows cancer cells to slip by immune system defenses.

Tissues from mice transplanted with lung cancer cells. When PSME4 levels are high (left, top and bottom), the tumors grow bigger, cancer-fighting killer T cells (white) are reduced (top) and regulatory T cells (green) that inhibit the immune response are more abundant (bottom), compared with regular

Two Bar-Ilan University researchers receive NIS 14m. in grants

Chirality is fundamental across many different hierarchies of nature and is studied in different fields of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.

 Dr. Shahar Alon.

Mannose sugar kills honeybees, but it could also help fight cancer

The sugar was named after food from heaven that nourished ancient Israelis during their wandering in the desert.

 Cancer cells (illustrative).

TAU scientists discover new treatment for ovarian cancer

RNA-based nanodrugs show an 80% survival rate of the female reproductive system impacting cancer.

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Moderna cancer vaccine with Merck's Keytruda delays return of deadly skin cancer

The results add data details to partial findings released by the companies in December.

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A naturally-occurring protein may hold the cure to liver cancer - study

ATF4, previously thought to be an indicator of advanced-stage liver cancer, may hold the key to its prevention and treatment.

An illustrative image of a human liver.

What's behind the recent Moderna cancer ‘vaccine’ announcement?

World-renowned Hebrew University cancer researcher urges caution about claimed ‘breakthrough’ and terminology.

A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020