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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

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Illustrative image: a doctor holds up a pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness. (dragana991 via iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2023, 7:59 am
Women with breast cancer genetic marker hope osteoporosis drug could halt disease
Shaare Zedek Medical Center participates in international long-term clinical trial of Denosumab, which investigators say may offer medical alternative to preventive mastectomy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 3, 2023. (Photo by EriK Marmor/Flash90)
April 4, 2023, 1:41 pm
Daily Briefing April 4: PM and Gallant toast Passover as Ben Gvir has day in court
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren on the ministers of defense and national security; health and science reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on hospital hametz, green tea and BRCA1 research
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: a woman undergoes a mammogram (gorodenkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
December 15, 2022, 10:35 pm
Reducing stress can be life-changer for women with high cancer risk — Israeli study
BRCA mutations, common to Ashkenazi Jews, pose a danger that often casts shadow on mental health; coping techniques can help people when facing potentially life-saving surgery
By Nathan Jeffay
Ali Rogin, author of 'How to Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss.' (Courtesy)
October 22, 2020, 3:23 pm
Daughter of Springsteen drummer pens book on beating breast cancer ‘like a boss’
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BRCA-positive ‘previvor’ Ali Rogin releases new book with stories of women from Debbie Wasserman Schultz to singer Sheryl Crow
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: Israeli performing artist Eylon Nuphar appeared on the cover of LaIsha after a recent mastectomy to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2020. (Courtesy Eitan Tal/LaIsha)
October 19, 2020, 2:40 pm
Performing artist poses bare-chested after double mastectomy
Women’s magazine ‘LaIsha’ features Eylon Nuphar on October cover following her breast surgery the previous month
By Jessica Steinberg
Laura Osman
October 21, 2018, 9:52 am
Laura Osman
Could the BRCA positive test be a lab error?
No one in my family had ever had breast or ovarian cancer — and I had to make some important decisions
Dr. Tamar Peretz, director-general of the Hadassah Medical Organization, at her Jerusalem office, August 25, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 23, 2015, 5:38 am
When should Ashkenazi women be tested for breast cancer?
With 1 in 8 diagnosed with the disease, and 1 in 40 facing high-risk mutations, experts push for more genetic counseling
By Erica Brody
Director Angelina Jolie poses for photographers during a photo call for her film 'Unbroken' in Berlin, Germany in November 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
March 25, 2015, 4:36 pm
Jolie goes under knife to head off cancer linked to ‘Jewish’ gene mutation
Study shows women with BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations who undergo prophylactic operation see mortality rates drop 77%
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative: A woman getting a breast exam. (iStock/monkeybusinessimages)
September 18, 2014, 10:27 am
Women grapple with new breast cancer study results
Research shows Ashkenazi Jews found to have genetic mutation in random testing have high cancer rates. So should you be tested too?
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A woman with breast cancer undergoing a CT scan, June 18, 2012. (photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash90)
September 8, 2014, 10:32 pm
Study calls for cancer gene screenings for all Ashkenazi women
Israeli report insists that women of European extraction should be tested for BRCA mutation linked to breast cancer
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a breast cancer research laboratory. (Keren Freeman/Flash90)
June 29, 2014, 12:33 pm
Genetic tests empower women and offer choices, say experts
Book ‘Letters to Doctors’ gives potentially life-saving information in the battle against breast cancer through patients’ testimonials
By Deena Yellin
A technician loads patient samples into a machine for testing at Myriad Genetics Friday, May 31, 2002, in Salt Lake City. (photo credit: AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
June 14, 2013, 5:29 pm
US court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
Certain types of gene tests may still be protected by patents, but decision strikes down patents that a company has long held for BRCA genes
By Marilynn Marichione
Actress Angelina Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s May 14, 2013, New York Times, where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. (photo credit: AP/Carlo Allegri, File)
May 17, 2013, 2:29 pm
Angelina Jolie may not have gone far enough to prevent cancer
Dr. Steven Narod, the foremost expert on BRCA gene mutations and their links to cancer, says the actress’s dramatic double mastectomy is only a good start
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Actress Angelina Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s May 14, 2013, New York Times, where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. (photo credit: AP/Carlo Allegri, File)
May 14, 2013, 1:45 pm
‘Jewish’ gene spurs Jolie’s mastectomy
The mutation found on the star’s BRCA1 gene is most common in women of Eastern European Jewish descent — about five times higher than in the general population
By Maria Cheng
Illustrative photo of a woman with breast cancer undergoing a CT scan. (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)
September 7, 2012, 4:14 pm
Radiation may up breast cancer risk in some women
New study says an MRI is probably a safer method of screening women under 30 who are at high risk because of gene mutations, which are more common in Eastern European Jewish populations
By Maria Cheng
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