cancer Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/cancer/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:09:55 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Protecting the body from age-related decline and disease https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/ https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:09:24 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174434 Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered how the longevity-associated protein Sirt6 orchestrates a delicate molecular balancing act that protects the body from age-related decline and disease. The new findings, just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveal how Sirt6 preserves health during aging and may pave the way for therapies that […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/protecting-the-body-from-age-related-decline-and-disease/feed/ 0 174434 Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:29:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172530 Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a tumour removed from her kidney. Triple Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has had a cancer scare, undergoing surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney. The 31-year-old, who won two of her three gold medals in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/feed/ 0 172530 Hope for cancer patients: Israeli-European team unveils innovative dual-drug nanoparticle therapy https://www.jwire.com.au/hope-for-cancer-patients-israeli-european-team-unveils-innovative-dual-drug-nanoparticle-therapy/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hope-for-cancer-patients-israeli-european-team-unveils-innovative-dual-drug-nanoparticle-therapy/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:32:51 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164857 Israeli and European researchers have unveiled a new approach to treating cancerous tumours by using biodegradable nanoparticles to simultaneously deliver two drugs to amplify their effects. The findings offer hope for patients with breast, skin, pancreatic and brain cancer. The research team, led by Prof Ronit Satchi-Fainaro and doctoral student Shani Koshrovski-Michael from the Department […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hope-for-cancer-patients-israeli-european-team-unveils-innovative-dual-drug-nanoparticle-therapy/feed/ 0 164857 Israeli nanoparticles revitalize exhausted immune cells in the fight against cancer https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-nanoparticles-revitalize-exhausted-immune-cells-in-the-fight-against-cancer/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-nanoparticles-revitalize-exhausted-immune-cells-in-the-fight-against-cancer/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:31:19 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161311 Israeli researchers unveiled a technique using nanoparticles to rejuvenate certain white blood cells, an innovation that could revolutionize cancer treatment. Natural killer cells are a type of white blood cell vital to the body’s immune defense, tasked with identifying and destroying cancerous and viral-infected cells. These cells are called “natural killers” because — unlike other […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-nanoparticles-revitalize-exhausted-immune-cells-in-the-fight-against-cancer/feed/ 0 161311 Biological pathway between heart disease and cancer https://www.jwire.com.au/biological-pathway-between-heart-disease-and-cancer/ https://www.jwire.com.au/biological-pathway-between-heart-disease-and-cancer/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:11:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156874 Israeli researchers have discovered a direct biological pathway linking heart disease to an increased risk of cancer, offering a promising avenue for reducing cancer risk among heart disease patients. The study, by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, found that the connection between heart disease and cancer lies […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/biological-pathway-between-heart-disease-and-cancer/feed/ 0 156874 Israeli targeted procedure destroys bone marrow cancer cells https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-targeted-procedure-destroys-bone-marrow-cancer-cells/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-targeted-procedure-destroys-bone-marrow-cancer-cells/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:25:04 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149514 In a groundbreaking development in the fight against myeloma, Israeli researchers developed a targeted procedure to effectively destroy cancer within bone marrow. Myeloma, also known as “multiple myeloma,” is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are produced inside bone marrow. As the cancer spreads within the bone marrow of myeloma patients, the body’s cells […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-targeted-procedure-destroys-bone-marrow-cancer-cells/feed/ 0 149514 Israeli researchers induce cancer cells to ‘commit suicide’ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-researchers-induce-cancer-cells-to-commit-suicide/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-researchers-induce-cancer-cells-to-commit-suicide/#comments Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:28:55 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=148742 ÎIn a development that could revolutionise cancer treatment, Israeli researchers induced cancer cells to “commit suicide” for the first time. The Tel Aviv University research team, led by Professor Dan Peer and PhD student Yasmin Granot Matok, encoded a toxin produced by bacteria into messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules. These mRNA particles were directly delivered to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-researchers-induce-cancer-cells-to-commit-suicide/feed/ 1 148742 David Emanuel: a fighter to the end https://www.jwire.com.au/david-emanuel-a-fighter-to-the-end/ https://www.jwire.com.au/david-emanuel-a-fighter-to-the-end/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:57:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=134330 Well-loved David Emanuel was capped nine times as a Wallaby representing Australia in Rugby Union. On Monday, he passed away in Sydney at the age of 87 after a nine-month-long battle with cancer. The Classic Wallabies website describe him as “David Emanuel was an extremely tough, hard-working lock/back-row forward who was the Wallabies’ premier middle […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/david-emanuel-a-fighter-to-the-end/feed/ 1 134330 Noa makes Aya’s day https://www.jwire.com.au/noa-makes-ayas-day/ https://www.jwire.com.au/noa-makes-ayas-day/#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 03:49:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133396 Israeli popstar and rising global sensation, Noa Kirel, has made a surprise visit to Sheba Medical Centre’s The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital to visit Aya Abecassis, a 12-year old child hospitalized in the hemato-oncology ward.   During her visit, Kirel sang and danced with Abecassis to her hit song ‘Million Dollar’ and even […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/noa-makes-ayas-day/feed/ 0 133396 ‘Double Agents’: Israeli study explores interaction between immune system and cancer https://www.jwire.com.au/double-agents-israeli-study-explores-interaction-between-immune-system-and-cancer/ https://www.jwire.com.au/double-agents-israeli-study-explores-interaction-between-immune-system-and-cancer/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:58:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=129769 A new Tel Aviv University study, which examined the response of the immune system to cancer, may help the war against the ailment.

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