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Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, left, and Prof. Uri Ben-David of the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
February 10, 2026, 6:37 pm
Israeli researchers uncover key to why breast cancer spreads to brain and turns deadly
Tel Aviv University scientists say abnormal chromosomes help breast cancer to metastasize to the brain; study could help develop drugs and aid in early detection, treatment
By Diana Bletter
A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
November 14, 2025, 6:35 pm
New study finds bacteria in brain tumors play ‘surprising’ role in cancer growth
Scientists at Weizmann Institute, Hebrew University and Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine say patients with more bacteria in their brain tumors have ‘poorer survival outcomes’
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Merav Cohen, center, of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, with Maya Levinson, left and Ori Moskowitz. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
June 9, 2025, 4:49 pm
Israeli scientists discover immune cells that ‘both fight and fuel’ breast cancer
Tel Aviv University researchers say neutrophils can be late-stage breast cancer target and biomarker; Beilinson Hospital scientist uses immunotherapy to treat HER2-negative breast cancer
By Diana Bletter
Syria's first lady Asma Assad, second left, listens to her husband Syrian President Bashar Assad as he speaks to the media after they voted at a polling station during the presidential elections in the town of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, on May 26, 2021 (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
May 21, 2024, 2:17 pm
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with aggressive form of blood cancer
President’s office says she’ll undergo specialized treatment for acute myeloid leukemia; has previously been treated for breast cancer
By AP
President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 21, 2023, 1:26 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 21 – Potential Saudi-US defense pact: Performative politics?
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur digs into PM’s meet with Biden in NY and some overlooked consequences of possible Saudi normalization; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand with updates
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: a woman undergoes a mammogram (gorodenkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
September 20, 2023, 7:31 pm
Health officials remind Israeli women of new mammogram guidelines
As younger women increasingly diagnosed with disease, recommended age to begin screening goes down from 50 to 45
By Renee Ghert-Zand
From left: Dr. Matan Fisher, Prof. Gil Leibowitz, and Prof. Avivit Cohen from Hadassah Medical Center (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
August 17, 2023, 11:23 am
Israeli doctors treat hypoglycemia in lung cancer with breast cancer drug
Working with Technion researchers, endocrinologists and oncologists prove effectiveness of alpelisib in reversing severe hypoglycemia caused by large tumors
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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
File: Illustration of a breast cancer cell (Christoph Burgstedt via iStock by Getty Images)
January 17, 2023, 1:03 pm
Israeli scientists say substance prevents cancer’s spread in mice with 90% success
On warpath against secondary tumors, scientists believe they’ve found a way to stop cancer cells from entering blood, moving around the body; but solution not yet in medicine form
By Nathan Jeffay
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
Illustrative. A breast cancer cell in a human. (Christoph Burgstedt; iStock by Getty Images)
November 8, 2022, 12:19 am
Israeli scientists: Breast cancer relapse in mice down 88% by adding drug to chemo
Tel Aviv University researchers say anti-inflammatory medicine can prevent cancer cells from ‘hiding’ and growing in tissue inflamed by the original treatment
By Nathan Jeffay
A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, on May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/ Damian Dovarganes, File)
September 19, 2021, 7:47 pm
AstraZeneca announces ‘groundbreaking’ results in new breast cancer drug trial
72% of trial patients administered Enherthu showed no progression in their cancer after 12 months, compared to 34.1% of those treated with the current standard of care medication
By ToI Staff
Illustration of metastasis, or metastatic disease, which is the spread of a cancer or other disease from one organ or part of the body to another not directly connected with it. (7activestudio via iStock by Getty Images)
August 5, 2021, 5:53 pm
Israeli research suggests new path to predict and prevent cancer relapses
Specific signs in lung may give early warning of breast cancer relapse, Tel Aviv scholars say, hoping to use the knowledge to avert repeat illness
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
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