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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 592

ovarian cancer

Illustrative: Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma- Pleural fluid cell block (Yale Rosen via Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2023, 12:38 am
Tel Aviv researchers use RNA nanodrug tech to stop ovarian cancer cell division
Scientists hope that by targeting specific protein, they will be able to develop treatments for patients with metastasized cancers resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy
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
Illustration of pipettes at a laboratory at Hebrew Universities Hadassah Ein Kerem medical center campus. June 16, 2013. (FLASH90)
July 4, 2018, 6:44 am
Health Ministry says women may have been misled about cancer testing
Health funds and hospital to track down women who saw Dr. Zvi Borochowitz after internal probe finds he advised against gene testing when it was needed in at least one case
By Sue Surkes
An illustrative photo of a physician speaking to a patient. (AJ Watt/Getty Images via JTA)
March 14, 2018, 2:48 am
New study on cancer risk in Ashkenazi Jews aims to be model for genetic testing
Public urged to sign up online for checks in four US cities, get results on genetic mutation directly from doctor, in innovative process researcher says is sure to save lives
By Josefin Dolsten
Lauren Corduck and her husband, Robb. (Maura Wayman Photography)
December 29, 2017, 6:08 am
Women with ‘Jewish’ gene helped by fellow carriers to learn cancer prevention
With a disproportionate number of Ashkenazic Jews carrying the BRCA genetic mutation, Lauren Corduck makes it her mission to inform via her organization Oneinforty
By Steve Maas
Elicia Brown. (Courtesy)
August 7, 2017, 1:07 am
Elicia Brown Pomeroy, journalist who wrote movingly about her cancer diagnosis, dies at 48
Brown wrote 2014 column describing how she received ovarian cancer diagnosis on day her husband’s sister died of a similar disease
By JTA
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
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
Sisters Sharon Wieder and Adeena Sussman (right) created Pies for Prevention to memorialize their mother and grandmother who died of ovarian cancer. (courtesy)
November 11, 2015, 1:11 am
How the ultimate comfort food helps cure cancer
Now available across North America, the Pies For Prevention Thanksgiving Bake supports the work of Jewish organization Sharsheret’s Ovarian Cancer Program
By Lisa Klug
Ahava Emunah Lange (Courtesy)
July 6, 2015, 6:39 pm
How social media helped an Israeli cancer victim beat big pharma
In just a day, says Ahava Emunah Lange, her online friends convinced obdurate US drug firm Tesaro to release information she desperately needs for further treatment
By David Shamah
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