Cancer

Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study

The test involves using a dedicated chip and fluorescence analysis, in which fragments of cell-free DNA in the blood are examined for distinct methylation patterns. 

A blood test
FILE PHOTO: The second tower of the World Trade Center explodes into flames after being hit by a airplane, New York September 11, 2001 with the Brooklyn bridge in the foreground.

Cancer cases among 9/11 survivors surge nearly 25 years later - report

FILE PHOTO: New York City firefighters and other emergency personnel battle building blaze after the World Trade Center buildings collapse September 11, 2001.

Children survivors of 9/11 attacks to finally get a major health study

What can a teaspoon of honey really do for the body?

Not only sweet: What can a teaspoon of honey really do for the body?


Biden announced the radiation treatment 'worked as intended' after cancer spread to his bones

Biden announced the radiation treatment 'worked as intended' after cancer spread to his bones

Former US President Joe Biden attends a ceremony, at Veterans Memorial Park, in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. May 30, 2025.

Mamdani says 9/11 docs should be released to the public, ahead of 25th anniversary of terror attack

CBS correspondent Marcia Kramer reported that deaths from 9/11-related illnesses have surpassed the number of people killed on the day of the attacks, citing a report released Tuesday.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Fighting two cancers: Amir Heshmatpour’s battle against brain tumors and Iran’s regime - interview

A Persian entrepreneur with a Jewish wife, a breakthrough brain-cancer drug, and a mission against Tehran. NeOnc's Amir Heshmatpour, in his own words.

'Iran is a cancer': Iranian-born CEO takes on the regime

Israeli surgeons use custom 3D-printed implant to remove tumor deemed inoperable

Mark was diagnosed where he lived in Russia, and due to the location and the spread, global specialists classified the tumor as inoperable.

The medical teams from Clalit Schneider and Clalit Beilinson, together with Mark.

Life doesn’t begin after recovering from illness: Saying yes and living life - opinion

I’m making it my policy to say yes to whatever I can; to not let my current disabilities keep me from taking advantage of life.

The word “yes” appears outside a head filled with the word “no.”

Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

Revolution said the drug is now available in the United States at $39,800 for a 30-day supply. The company added that it would make assistance available as well.

Menta "Steve" Wallace shows a bottle of daraxonrasib, Revolution Medicine?s pancreatic cancer drug, at his home in The Woodlands, Texas, U.S., May 29, 2026.

Ex-Labor Party chair Shelly Yachimovich reveals months-long battle with pancreatic cancer

Yachimovich said that she has been under medical monitoring since the operation and that the results so far have been encouraging.

Former Israeli politician Shelly Yachimovich. October 3, 2025.

Jerusalem hospital performs first-ever alpha radiation treatment for recurring brain tumors

The technology, which emits highly bioefficient alpha particles that deliver concentrated radiation, was developed in collaboration with the Sharett Institute of Oncology and ALPHA Tau.

Doctors at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, August 2026.

Pamela Laufer-Ukeles returns to tennis after 20 years and a battle with breast cancer

The lessons she received from playing tennis and from surviving breast cancer now intersect on the courts of Ra’anana, where the 50-year-old law professor and competitive tennis player trains.

PAMELA LAUFER-UKELES on the court

Israeli study: Viagra may help prevent the spread of cancerous tumors

The study found a new, previously unknown biological mechanism, and even identified a link between the use of the drug Viagra and better survival among cancer patients.

Combination with statins may enhance the effect. Viagra