Cancer detection

IDF combat engineer who broke marathon records while battling cancer dies at 29

Yoav Shriker had previously broken Israeli records by running a half marathon carrying 35 kg. and a full marathon carrying 32 kg.

Yoav Shriker, Yahalom soldier who died of cancer on July 7, 2026.
Medicine cabinet

Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai launches drug-discovery collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim

James Van Der Beek attends a premiere in Hollywood, May 14, 2025; illustrative.

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

Christiane Amanpour CBE, Chief International Anchor, CNN speaks at the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London, Britain, May 15, 2024.

CNN host Christiane Amanpour confirms cancer returned for third time


Cancer diagnoses lag after screenings fall during COVID pandemic - study

Diagnoses of breast, cervical and colorectal cancers dropped by roughly 6% to 7% between 2019 and 2020 and by an additional 5% to 6% between 2020 and 2021.

 An image of lung with breast cancer metastasis, surrounded by inflammatory complement protein: Cyan: Cell nuclei; Red: Complement protein; Green: blood vessels;

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.

An “archaeological excavation” unearthing fungi within cancerous tumors.

New Israeli AI tech can detect cancerous biomarkers in real time

The new technology can drastically speed up detection time for patients.

Artificial intelligence

How I confronted my cancer diagnosis - opinion

There is a part of me that wants to hide under the covers, but the feeling of being one small part of a larger community inspires me to share my marathon journey.

 ‘Sweetening the Waters of Marah,’ painting by Yoram Raanan, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 120 x 160 cm.

AI may be the key to treating cancer, Israeli scientists say. Here's how

The team developed a set of rules to be followed in problem-solving operations; it will make it possible for physicians to provide personalized treatment for these mutation carriers.

Artificial intelligence

Researchers find biomarker that could enable screening for all cancers

The release of a protein produced by the gene KRAS creates a biomarker that doctors can detect.

 Dividing cancer cell

Russian researchers create sensor that can detect cancer - study

The small size of the device allows researchers to accurately analyze samples, even in very small concentrations.

A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London May 2, 2013.

AI-Powered oncology platform raises $35 million Series C funding round

The funding will go towards expanding OncoHost’s ongoing multicenter PROPHETIC trial.

 Scan photos of a tumor; in it you can see cancerous cells that are colored in purple.

Israeli company debuts multi-cancer response predictor

Pangea Biomed Launches Multi-Cancer Response Predictor, Increasing cancer Patient Benefits from Precision Oncology by 5x.

  Pangea Biomed executive Eyal Schiff, Ranit Aharonov, Tuvik Beker and Emanuel Elalouf.

Israeli research institute makes great contributions to cancer research

Technologies including artificial intelligence-based diagnostic software may be changing how the disease is detected and treated in the future.

Technion–Israel Institute of Technology