Colorectal Cancer

Prof. Carmit Levy and Prof. Yaron Carmi

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a new cancer mechanism, the activation of which eliminates cancerous tumors

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Prof. Carmit Levy: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment," explains Prof. Carmi, "but about 50% of patients do not respond to the standard treatment - the PD-L1 protein. We found a new protein Ly6a against which treatment with an antibody
The lining of the large intestine of a mouse under a microscope. The mucosa of normal mice (top, left) malfunctions as inflammation progresses (top, middle) and promotes the development of cancer (top, right). In contrast, in mice without HSF1 (bottom, left), inflammation does not develop (bottom, middle and right)

A slippery and inflamed slope

XNUMXD imaging of colon cancer cells. Illustration: shutterstock

Treatment to reduce stress reactions during colon cancer surgery can reduce the risk of the development of cancer metastases

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Friendly bacteria: Bacteria such as these lactobacilli, which are commonly added to yogurt and probiotic food supplements, help maintain a healthy environment in the intestines. Source: NIH.

The "good" intestinal bacteria are not able to stop the formation of colon cancer and its development

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eosinophils. Photo: Prof. Ariel Munitz, Tel Aviv University

A new method for treating colon cancer by strengthening the immune system

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Chemotherapy. Illustration: shutterstock

LIP-LAP

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One of the mummies in the Vác collection courtesy of Dr. Ildiko Pap, Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have located a genetic change that increases the risk of colon cancer in a 300-year-old mummy

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Cancer research. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers from the Hebrew University have discovered anti-cancer substances that can stop tissues and proteins from betraying their role in the body

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The APC gene is off on the left and on on the right, you can see that the tumor has shrunk. Image: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A single gene turns colon cancer cells back into normal tissue in mice

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Cancer cells migrate through the body. Photo: shutterstock

Cancer - not what you thought

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Right: Dr. Iris Lavie, Prof. Yitzhak Hadar, Prof. Betty Schwartz. Looking for funding for clinical research in humans. Photographs courtesy of the Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

The mushroom of good hope

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Cup of milk. From Wikipedia

Consumption of milk and its products may reduce the risk of colon cancer

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Folic acid against colon cancer

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Israeli research: a simple drug against gout significantly reduces the risk of colon cancer

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