Cancer

How palliative care allows patients to live a life of love, sensitivity, and dignity

Palliative care is a branch of medicine intended for patients with terminal illnesses, from the moment of diagnosis until the end of life.

Palliative medicine. A respectful end to life
An illustrative image of the HPV vaccine.

Gynecologist to 'Post': This is why everyone should get the HPV vaccine - opinion

Left to right: Prof. Yishai Blank; Ofra Meitar; Dafna Meitar-Nechmad; and Aviad Meitar.

Tel Aviv University Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies honors 11 new Ph.D.'s

Keep in mind this is no cliché, says the writer.

More than a village; a lifeline - opinion


Israeli doctors perform life-saving surgery that allows pregnant woman to receive cancer treatment

An Israeli woman has become the sixth in the world to give birth to a healthy baby after undergoing surgery so that her colon cancer could be treated with radiotherapy.

Doctors at the gynecological oncology unit of Petah Tikva’s Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Branch.

Israeli-led breakthrough discovers way to boost immune system's cancer-fighting ability

This strategy is part of a growing trend in immunotherapy that focuses not just on guiding immune responses, but on upgrading the cells themselves — enhancing their efficiency from within.

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

A coma of denial: A cancer patient's struggle with facing mortality - opinion

The six weeks I was hospitalized represented for me a kind of “coma of denial,” in that I had been denying the gravity of my story without even knowing that my story was as grave as it was.

A man sticks his head in the sand in denial (illustrative)

'Life-Tumbled Shards': A journal on family, loss, and search for self-healing - review

We are all part of the trauma-filled family of Israel struggling to cope with a divine-given destiny beyond our comprehension. Sometimes God says “No.”

Loss (illustration)

Matti Caspi seeks aid for cancer treatment

Caspi appealed to his fans for financial assistance in his ongoing battle with cancer.

 MATTI CASPI performs in 2015.

Cloudy with a chance of missiles: A cancer patient's bad diagnosis during war - opinion

If it is my misfortune to have to be hospitalized when missiles from the Middle East come a-calling again, I only hope that by then, my CRE will have resolved.

 IRON DOME near Ashdod fires an intercepting missile.

Scandal rocks Ireland after professional hurler admits to faking cancer to defraud people

The 54-year-old was one of Ireland’s most accomplished hurlers, winning the All-Ireland five times and All-Star multiple times.

 DJ Carey with a phone wire taped up his nose.

Five-year study shows personalized training boosts cancer survival rates

Participants in the exercise program had a 37 percent lower risk of dying and a 28 percent lower risk of recurrent or new cancer than those in the control group.

 Five-year study shows personalized training boosts cancer survival rates.

Weizmann Institute: A legacy of discovery, innovation, and resilience

When Iranian ballistic missiles struck the heart of the Weizmann Institute, the message was loud and clear: not even peaceful scientific research is safe.

 THE FUTURISTIC particle accelerator building at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

Fungus associated with Tutankhamun's tomb, Pharaoh's curse turned into cancer treatment

Study published in Nature Chemical Biology marks an important step towards discovering new fungal cancer treatments.

 Bas relief from Tutankhamun's tomb.

The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine

If smoking is so harmful, why do people get hooked? Neuroscientists explain this phenomenon well.

 An illustrative image of smoking a cigarette