Tumors

Amit Sa'ar, head of IDF Research Department on October 7, dead at 47

Sa’ar recently underwent special treatment in the US, but his condition deteriorated, prompting senior members of the intelligence community to visit him over the past week.

 Brig.-Gen. Amit Sa'ar speaks at a conference of the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2022
An US-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand is seen at a remand hearing at Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, Israel on March 23, 2017

Norway to extradite ‘Ashkelon hacker’ Michael Kadar to US despite severe mental health concerns

An ultrasound image of a tumor seen on a fetus (illustrative)

Israeli medical team removes 'largest-ever' facial tumor found on fetus

Blood collection tubes pictured during the annual blood collection campaign 'Bloedserieus', organised by the Red Cross Flanders, on Monday 12 May 2025, at Training centre ZoWe Campus Brugge.

Health Ministry confirms BRCA test fault isolated to two cases, nationwide review clear


Israel, China team hopes to crack cure for advanced-stage solid tumors

Israel's Enlivex Therapeutics and China's BeiGene teamed up to study combining macrophage reprogramming and an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor.

 A doctor prepares to administer Allocetra. (Illustrative photo)

World Cancer Day on February 4 observed by 172 health orgs worldwide

Sweet drinks and junk foods – as well as tobacco and alcohol – are addictive and known causes of obesity and malignancies

Cancer illustrative

How do we solve problems without prior experience? - study

Brain area necessary for "fluid intelligence" has been identified

 The brain (illustrative).

Israeli biotech company begins trial for cancer immuno-oncology solution

The company’s product, NTX1088, blocks the harmful overexpression of PVR proteins, which occurs in tumors caused by lung, breast, throat and other cancers.

Cancer (Illustrative)

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.

Brain cancer in mice eradicated in groundbreaking Israeli study

A groundbreaking cancer study at Tel Aviv University found a way to eradicate a deadly type of brain cancer in mice.

An image of the human brain

This tumor in one man’s brain turned out to be something else entirely

The tumor found in this man's brain turned out to be something repulsive and completely different than expected.

 The brain

Large tumor removed from 2-week-old baby in Israeli hospital

In her 32nd week of pregnancy, a scan on a pregnant mother showed a 10 cm. tumor in her baby. Doctors managed to remove it.

A newborn baby receiving life-saving surgery at chilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

Doctors remove massive tumor without leaving scar - here’s how

Michael had a huge benign tumor in his neck. This is how doctors removed it.

Doctors performing surgery

Brain tumor removed through woman's nose in Israeli first

"This approach can reduce complications that are involved in such complex surgeries."

A tumor was removed from the base of a woman's skull through her nose in an endoscopic procedure at Ichilov Hospital by Prof Rachel Grossman and Dr. Abraham Abargil.