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From left: Tel Aviv University researchers Dr. Yaron Carmi, Diana Rasuluniriana, Dr. Peleg Ride. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
Leukemia immunotherapy treatment could fight other cancers, Tel Aviv team finds
By Luke Tress
Israeli researchers discover specific type of white blood cells that can be engineered to attack solid tumors, with fewer side effects than chemotherapy
From left: Tel Aviv University researchers Dr. Yaron Carmi, Diana Rasuluniriana, Dr. Peleg Ride. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
October 14, 2019, 6:31 pm
Leukemia immunotherapy treatment could fight other cancers, Tel Aviv team finds
Israeli researchers discover specific type of white blood cells that can be engineered to attack solid tumors, with fewer side effects than chemotherapy
By Luke Tress
Illustrative photo of a wedding. (Shutterstock via JTA)
From the WebAugust 18, 2019, 6:11 pm
Jerusalem couple to marry after meeting as cancer patients
Eliav Marland and Etti Davidov, who were both diagnosed while serving in the army, to tie the knot on Thursday, Jewish News reports
The interstitium, showing collagen bundles, mucosa, and fluid filled space (Wikimedia Commons, Jill Gregory / Mount Sinai - http://www.jillkgregory.com/)
April 2, 2018, 2:45 am
New bodily ‘organ’ discovered; may play role in spread of cancer
Finding of interstitium has potential to drive dramatic advances in medicine, researchers say
By Paul RICARD and Marlowe HOOD
Talia Tallman (l) and her three-year-old son Escher. (Facebook via JTA)
March 15, 2018, 7:42 pm
Mother of 3-year-old with cancer barred from flight: Airline has zero compassion
Tallman family heading from Florida to LA for doctor’s appointment got stuck in security line and Spirit Airlines refused to allow them to board
By JTA
The owner of England's Chelsea Football Club, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, as he leaves court in London, on October 4, 2011. (AP/File)
March 3, 2018, 5:55 am
Chelsea owner donates $20m to Israeli hospital for nuclear medicine center
Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich finances department with particle accelerator in latest gift to Sheba Medical Center
By TOI staff
Parents and young cancer patients from Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, march in protest against Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and hospital CEO Zeev Rotstein in Jerusalem, June 7, 2017. ( Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 25, 2017, 8:44 am
Parents say children have died because of Hadassah cancer ward crisis
Hospital says claims made in letter to State Comptroller calling for official probe into handling of cancer department are ‘exaggerated’
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Cancer cells. (Pixabay)
September 21, 2017, 7:16 pm
Starving cells of oxygen can help them kill cancers, Israeli researchers find
Growing ‘killer T cells’ with less oxygen, like mountain climbers, makes them deadlier in targeting cancer cells, Weizmann Institute scientists show
By TOI staff
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