Breast Cancer
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Elite with an important message: The legendary snack returns in a limited edition
Ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the "Pesek Zman" bar returns for the fourth consecutive year in special packaging as part of a collaboration with the "One in Nine" association. The packaging features a QR code leading to information on early detection and a personal risk assessment questionnaire.
Rise in breast cancer in Israel: 113 women diagnosed per week, about 1,100 may die this year
According to the Israel Cancer Association's estimate, about 5,870 women in Israel are expected to be diagnosed with the disease by the end of 2026. New studies have found a link between night shifts and increased risk, while weight-loss injections and physical activity have been linked to reduced risk. The forecast for the coming years points to a further increase in the number of those diagnosed...
Not just chocolate: the secret message appearing on Pesek Zman packaging
Ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the company is launching a special edition of the iconic brand that will lead consumers to a personal risk questionnaire and donate part of the proceeds to saving lives.
"We have no breast cancer in the family": Why this does not mean you are at low risk
The absence of breast cancer cases in the family does not guarantee low risk, and most patients are diagnosed without a significant family history. Alongside mammography and familiarity with changes in the body, experts call for tailoring monitoring to the individual risk level. Prof. Tanir Allweis, Director of the Breast Health System and Director of the Breast Surgery Department at Hadassah...
"They told me that breast cancer does not hurt": The diagnosis that arrived after the third birth
Adi Schneider-Dori, a mother of three from Kibbutz Revadim, turned to doctors when she could not breastfeed from her left breast. They reassured her that it was just an infection. Until she reached Dr. Orly Friedman-Aldar, a senior breast surgeon at Kaplan, and then the red lights went on: "An infection can only develop during breastfeeding, so it was immediately suspicious."
On the way to another revolution: weight-loss injections may reduce breast cancer recurrence
New studies raise the possibility that drugs from the GLP-1 family, used to treat obesity and diabetes, may reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. However, at this stage, these are observational findings only.