Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths. [World Health Organization] Cancer research aims to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and compare applications of the various cancer treatments. [Wikipedia] As you will see in the articles and video linked below, Israel is making major contributions in the fight against this deadly disease.
Quote: “RNA-based therapy has a great advantage in this case because it can be developed very quickly. Simply by changing the RNA molecule, a different gene can be silenced each time and the treatment is tailored to the progression of the disease and the individual patient. The challenge in these treatments is to reach the right cells.”
— Tel Aviv University doctoral student Dana Tarab-Ravski
Learn more about cancer research from Wikipedia. ►
Read “Israeli researchers treat cancer with RNA-based treatment — study” ►
Read “Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate” ►
Watch “Israeli researchers make breakthrough on cancer treatment” [2:48]. ►
Photo: Israel Cancer Research Fund
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