The NYC 5K Schlep of 2015: Raising awareness and funds for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Battery Park NYC, Sunday, June 21st— On a warm and sunny Father’s Day Sunday morning American Friends of Rabin Medical Center hosted the Fifth Annual Cheryl Diamond 5K SCHLEP Run/Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Hundreds of participants gathered in…
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Innovations From Rabin Medical Center’s BRCA Multidisciplinary Clinic for Breast, Ovarian and Prostate Cancers
The discovery of the BRCA gene mutation test has been a breakthrough in the early detection of cancer. Since early detection is currently the best tools for survival among this high risk population, the Rabin Medical Center has established the ONLY special clinic in Israel to perform this testing to lead to the treatment and…
A Nutritional Intervention Decreases Breast Density in BRCA Carriers
Women who are carriers of the BRCA gene mutation are at high risk of developing breast cancer, and there is a large body of evidence suggesting that 3,3-diindolylmethane (DIM), a dimer of indole-3-carbinol found in cruciferous vegetables, can potentially prevent carcinogenics and tumor development. DIM is a popular food supplement and the National Cancer insitiute…
Personalized BRCA Gene Prostate Cancer Screening in Israel
Dr. David Margel, Division of Urology at the Davidoff Cancer Center at Rabin Medical Center, is one of the foremost prostate cancer researchers in Israel. His study entitled, Personalized Prostate Cancer Screening among Male Carrying in the BRCA 1 & 2 Genes, explains the hesitancy and importance when dealing with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer screening…
