Tumors

Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig

The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Cambridge University archaeologists and students discover 9th century CE mass burial pit during a training dig at Wandlebury Country Park on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, February 4, 2026.
Brig.-Gen. Amit Sa'ar speaks at a conference of the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2022

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.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
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

Israeli-American Michael Kadar was arrested in 2017 after sending a series of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and institutions in multiple countries.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
An ultrasound image of a tumor seen on a fetus (illustrative)

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

Checkups following the surgery showed “normal healing” and the baby will continue to have follow-ups until her teeth come in, the hospital said.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Brain tumor removed through woman's nose in Israeli first

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

FEBRUARY 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

World Cancer Day: New tumor removal path puts body at minimal risk

Technion researchers found a way to attack tumor DNA production without harming healthy cells.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByAARON REICH
Cancer (Illustrative)

Life-threatening tumor found in child's brain had hair, teeth

Doctors say that finding such a growth happens approximately once a decade.

JANUARY 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A teratoma tumor found in a child's brain.

New cancer test can diagnose aggressive tumors in just two hours

The test can accurately differentiate between benign, non-metastatic, and metastatic tumors within hours of biopsy.

JULY 29, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Cancer illustrative