Cancer drugs

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.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
James Van Der Beek attends a premiere in Hollywood, May 14, 2025; illustrative.
An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.

Iran executes at least 13 prisoners on Saturday morning as regime increases use of death penalty

The HRANA report comes as the Islamic Republic has been carrying out an increasing number of executions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing

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.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
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

Urgent guidelines were issued to medical laboratories after a malfunction in Roche test kits was found. Laboratories are urged to destroy all stock of the faulty kits and conduct new tests.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL

Tamir Gilat turns a death sentence into a life with meaning

“I was living from holiday to holiday – from Hanukkah to Passover, from Passover to Shavuot."

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
TAMIR GILAT: Goals, Giving and Gratitude.

Calm, comfortable cancer treatment at Place2Heal

Place2Heal is transforming Israel’s outpatient cancer treatment centers into less stressful, even tranquil spaces

NOVEMBER 4, 2020ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

FDA gives Jerusalem-based company go-ahead to start cancer drug trials

The drug, DSP107 works by both boosting the body's natural immune system, and breaking down the defenses of the cancer cells.

AUGUST 12, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Cancer cells [illustrative]

Could a study of sea urchins help scientists develop new cancer drugs?

The team showed that the sea urchin’s anatomy is not only physically but genetically analogous to humans’ anatomy.

JULY 5, 2019BySONIA EPSTEIN
Sea Urchin