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How an Israeli scientist turned electricity into a new weapon against cancer

From a Haifa basement to FDA-approved cancer treatment, Prof. Yoram Palti’s electric-field technology, developed by NovoCure, is now helping patients worldwide, with a new approval for pancreatic cancer in 2026

ynet Global | 09.09.26

The Israeli company engineering cancer drugs with AI from the molecule up

Israeli company Biolojic Design used AI to engineer Imneskibart, an antibody designed to precisely redirect the immune response against cancer; now in Phase 2 trials, the drug offers a glimpse of how AI could reshape drug development

ynet Global | 09.09.26

At 3, he beat cancer; At 10, he plans to swim across the Sea of Galilee

Seven years after beating a rare, aggressive cancer, 10-year-old Tomer Man is taking on a new challenge: swimming 1.5 kilometers across the Sea of Galilee; 'In the water, I can do anything,' he says

Israel Moshkovitz | 09.04.26

FDA approves breakthrough drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer: 'A real revolution'

After decades of efforts to block the tumor-driving RAS protein, the FDA approved daraxonrasib after unprecedented survival gains in metastatic pancreatic cancer; treatment costs about NIS 90,000 a month, raising access concerns

Eitan Gefen | 08.27.26

Dolly Parton dies at 80, four days after saying: ‘I still have so many things I want to achieve’

The country music icon behind 'Jolene,' '9 to 5' and 'I Will Always Love You' built a six-decade career spanning music, film and philanthropy

ynet | 08.26.26

Israeli actress Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan films, dies at 68

Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan's 1980s prank films, died of cancer; she appeared in Israeli films and TV series and met Assi Dayan, her future husband and later ex-husband, on the set of 'King for a Day'

Yoav Birenberg | 08.22.26

Moderna, Merck mRNA melanoma vaccine succeeds in first late-stage cancer trial

Personalized vaccine Intismeran combined with Keytruda reduced melanoma recurrence and spread in 1,137 high-risk patients, marking the first positive late-stage trial for an mRNA cancer vaccine

Reuters | 08.19.26

Doctor who lost mother and sister to cancer tests experimental Lynch syndrome vaccine

Three experimental vaccines are being developed for people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that sharply raises cancer risk; early results show immune responses and fewer precancerous lesions, but experts stress it is too soon to know whether the shots actually prevent cancer

AP, Oren Weiss | 08.17.26

‘The Office’ star Lucy Davis reveals incurable Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis

The 53-year-old actress says the cancer has spread to her spine, right hip and ribs and is too advanced for chemotherapy, but she plans to keep acting, continue her animal-rights work and spend her remaining time 'in as fun a way as I possibly can'

ynet | 08.11.26

Diagnosed with cancer, underwent hysterectomy, then learned the biopsy was not hers

Cassandra Barksdale says a tissue sample mix-up led doctors to diagnose aggressive uterine cancer and remove her uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries; months later, DNA testing showed the cancerous tissue belonged to another patient

Eitan Gefen | 08.10.26

Joe Biden’s son: ‘Dad’s cancer has spread to his bones and beyond’

Former president’s son tells BBC the disease is ‘very painful’ and debilitating, recalls being shocked by Biden’s 2024 debate performance and discusses the presidential pardon he received before his father left office

ynet | 08.08.26

עומר אלון אובחן עם סרטן במהלך טיול גדול במזרח הרחוק

‘The shock of my life’: Golani fighter discovers aggressive bone cancer during Vietnam trip

After three years of fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, 21-year-old Omer Alon dismissed a minor leg pain during a motorcycle trip; a rural doctor using Google Translate raised the alarm, and tests in Israel confirmed osteosarcoma

Ariela Ayalon | 08.04.26

Cancer patient bought ticket for assisted death, then three injections stopped his suffering

A cancer patient abandoned plans to die in Switzerland after doctors ended relentless itching by targeting an immune pathway linked to allergies; Prof. Yuval Tal explains how immunology is moving beyond disease labels to treat underlying mechanisms

Prof. Yuval Tal | 08.03.26

Your inherited DNA may determine how cancer develops, new study suggests

Inherited genetic differences may help explain why some smokers develop cancer while others do not; Researchers found genetic background influences cancer risk, tumor evolution and response to DNA damage, with implications for early detection and personalized treatment

Tzur Gueta | 07.30.26

Gene editing may help the immune system find prostate cancer

Researchers at Duke and Rochester universities used gene editing to repair a molecular defect that helps prostate tumors evade immune detection; in mice, the experimental treatment sharply improved immunotherapy, but remains preclinical

Oren Reiss | 07.27.26

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