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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Cancer detection

Israelis crowd the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot day during the Passover holiday, April 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90/File)
June 11, 2023, 10:20 pm
In sizzling Israel, Skin Cancer Awareness Week shines light on safety in the sun
With melanoma cases on the rise, Israelis are urged to schedule free dermatology checks, take precautions, and protect children and youth under 18
By Renee Ghert-Zand
File - Former Polish President Alekdander Kwasniewski touches the statue after praying for the dead at a ceremony marking 70 years since Poland's villagers murdered hundreds of their Jewish neighbors during World War II in Jedwabne, Poland, July 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
September 12, 2022, 1:51 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 12: Poland seeks WWII reparations – for Jews killed by Poles
Diaspora reporter Judah Ari Gross delves into a shocking story out of Poland; health reporter Nathan Jeffay brings us the latest in COVID research and a cancer detection blood test
By ToI Staff
Pathologists at CorePlus in Puerto Rico reviewing a cancer heatmap generated using AI technology developed by Israel's Ibex Medical Analytics. (Courtesy)
October 19, 2021, 4:15 pm
Israeli startup Ibex Medical aims to transform cancer diagnostics with AI tech
Tel Aviv-based company inks new deal with Swiss multinational Roche, also sets up shop in US to fast-track regulatory approval
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative close up of medical technician working on a bacterial culture (Credit: 10174593_258, iStock by Getty Images)
September 1, 2021, 1:05 pm
Israeli study proves ‘silent mutations’ can help detect cancer, predict survival
Peer-reviewed research at Tel Aviv University shows previously overlooked genome alterations can be used to help identify cancer types and predict patients’ chances of survival
By ToI Staff
People walk by a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, California, on September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu, File)
August 8, 2021, 6:08 pm
New Google project in Israel aims to use AI to help detect colon cancer
Verily Life Sciences opens R&D center in Israel, will partner with Jerusalem hospital to prevent and manage disease
By Luke Tress
Keren Gueta Milshtein, Director of R&D at Micromedic Technologies Ltd. (Courtesy)
February 27, 2018, 4:04 am
Israeli team says new test takes uncertainty out of prostate cancer screening
CellDetect manages to accurately screen for disease, solving problem of current test which sometimes shows cancer where there is none, makers say
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Better education about the dangers of sun exposure are credited for helping bring Israel's skin cancer rate down from the world's second-highest a decade ago to 18th today. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 29, 2017, 3:45 pm
The 3 cancers Jews need to worry about most — and how to reduce the risks
Since Ashkenazis have a genetic predisposition to several forms of the disease, doctors recommend preventative measures and screening for early detection
By Niv Elis
Hockey player Sam Fields was diagnosed with cancer at age 27, just weeks before he was scheduled to go to NHL training camp. (Courtesy ICRF/via JTA)
March 11, 2017, 4:57 pm
Miracle drug with Israeli roots saves Jewish hockey player hit with cancer
In 2003, when Sam Fields was given two weeks to live, Gleevec wasn’t known to help his condition. 14 years later, back from death’s door, the athlete says without it, he simply ‘wouldn’t be here’
By Abigail Pickus
Ben Stiller poses for photographers upon arrival at the February 4, 2016 premiere of the film 'Zoolander No.2,' in London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
October 5, 2016, 1:27 pm
Ben Stiller says he beat prostate cancer
Actor, 50, says he was diagnosed two years ago, praises early PSA screening; Ashkenazi Jews have a higher rate of the disease
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Cancer cells. (Pixabay)
July 12, 2016, 3:30 am
At Israel conference, experts call for more cancer screening
‘Testing all Ashkenazi Jews finds twice as many people with mutations as testing just those with family histories’
By JTA
Professor Hossam Haick (Courtesy)
March 24, 2016, 3:26 pm
Technion’s artificial nose inventor makes ‘Good Guy’ list
Professor Hossam Haick wins plaudits for developing cancer-sniffer, other innovations
By David Shamah
Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis during a press conference at the Carter Center on August 20, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2015, 8:57 pm
Carter says cancer has spread to his brain
Former president, 90, tells reporters he has had a wonderful life and will be prepared for whatever happens
By daniel woolls
Test tubes filled with blood samples (Illustrative photo credit: Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)
May 13, 2015, 1:17 am
Israeli start-up may revolutionize colon cancer detection
Researchers develop algorithm that analyzes blood samples from existing medical records to screen for the disease
By Tamar Pileggi
Haifa's industrial area. (Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
April 20, 2015, 4:51 pm
Haifa municipal workers block refinery access for 2nd day
In wake of damning pollution report, leading doctors say no clear evidence of link between cancer and chemical plants
By Adiv Sterman
Haifa's industrial area. (Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
April 19, 2015, 1:06 am
Hundreds protest Haifa air pollution
After Health Ministry releases findings linking high cancer rates with local industry, some call for mayor’s resignation
By ToI Staff
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