Breast Cancer

Hapoel Tel Aviv is continuing its annual tradition of wearing pink kits to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, collaborating with the One in Nine association to promote early detection.

A pink crosswalk initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Yeruham sparked a dispute between the municipality and opposition over police approval and pedestrian safety.

Israeli brands are turning products pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, featuring QR codes for early detection and support programs.

Assuta has launched Pink Check, a free digital questionnaire designed to help women in Israel assess their personal breast cancer risk and encourage early medical detection.

British singer Jessie J announced a break from the public eye and social media following her recent tour, cancer recovery, and relocation back to England.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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."

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.