Weizmann research could help treat host of diseases
The findings from research by Prof. Irit Sagi, dean of the Feinberg Graduate School at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, could have major implications in treating cancer, inflammation, infection and a number of autoimmune diseases
Emotional book explores living with cancer
In-Between Days, a graphic novel that combines comics and short essays that explore what it is like to live with incurable cancer, is, all at once, heartbreaking and heartwarming, revealing and honest, all the while showcasing how beautiful and unfair life can be
Should screening for breast cancer gene be expanded?
“Do I think we could save lives if population-wide genetic testing was offered to all Jewish women, if they wish? Absolutely,” says one cancer researcher
Breakthrough cancer study based on Israeli research
A study on leukaemia showing impressive results is being hailed as revolutionary
LA Lakers sign Jewish teen with brain cancer to one-day contract
Donning the number 18 for ‘chai’, Yitzi Teichman was able to join the team thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Teen with cancer gets private screening of Star Wars
A teen battling a rare form of cancer received a much-needed boost to his spirits when a surprise private screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was arranged for him, his family and classmates
Mother of three runs marathon in memory of late husband
It’s been four months since Heidi Wilk lost her husband to brain cancer, and less than one to go until the Chai Lifeline Half Marathon in Miami, which she is running in his memory
An author’s trip ‘from diagnosis to survivorship’
Lost and Found in Lymphomaland is a memoir about Aviva Rubin’s “trip from diagnosis to survivorship”
Where’s the beef?
Does everyone who is not a lifelong vegetarian or subscribe to the Mediterranean diet run the risk of sudden death from a BLT or hot dog at their favourite ball game?
Cancer survivor raises funds for chemotherapy research
Yarov Panon has helped raise $1 million for the Panov Program for Precision Chemotherapy
