Annual Report 2006

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Annual Report 2006

Table of Contents 

 

page no. 

Chairman’s Report 5 

ICA Fight Against Cancer Budget Distribution for 2006 6 

Medical Services 7 

ICA Supported Medical Institutions in Israel 10 

Public Education and Information 12 

Early Detection 29 

Rehabilitation and Welfare 33 

Sir Charles Clore Hostel 46 

Seminars and Professional Conferences 47 

Professional Training 54 

International Conferences 58 

Research 61 

Memorial Funds Donated to the ICA 68 

Data Collection and Follow-up 70 

Equipment, Construction and development 72 

Friends of the ICA Abroad 75 

Volunteers and Special Projects 80 

Annual “Door Knock” Fundraising Campaign – 2005 82 

Annual “Door Knock” Fundraising Campaign Chairmen 92 

Bequests, Legacies and Commemorations 93 

Committee Members 94 

ICA Branches Abroad 109 

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Isreal Cancer Association 


A Message from 

the Chairman 

 

The State of Israel has recently been faced with many difficult challenges. The complicated 

security situation requires great emotional strength and resilience on the part of 

Israeli citizens who cope with a complex day to day life and an extremely fragile economic 

situation - making it very difficult for many of us. 

However, as we all well know, the battle against cancer disease is an ongoing and relentless 

battle, and we continue the fight on several fronts simultaneously by: promoting 

research, prevention and early detection, improving treatment modalities and rehabilitation 

of cancer patients and their families, and by promoting the rights of cancer patients 

and enhancing their quality of life. 

The Israel Cancer Association (ICA) continues and will continue to make a concerted effort 

to promote the goals for which it has been established. We invest thousands of shekels in 

promoting medical research, building and renovating oncology wards in medical centers 

throughout the country, and innumerable efforts have been made in educational activities 

to increase awareness as to the importance of prevention and early detection. 

Over the past year, conferences and seminars were organized for professional staff, 

patients, their families, and for the general public. We have succeeded in achieving 

accomplishments in diverse cancer-related fields, and we have also endeavored with 

determination and perseverance to promote the inclusion of potentially life saving drugs 

within the health package of the State of Israel. 

Pro.Eliezer Robinson 

C hairman, Israel 

Cancer Associaton 

Former President 

of the International 

Union Against Cancer 

(UICC) 

Mr. Benny Gaon, 

ICA President 

Many new midication for the treatment of cancer have been included and they comprise 

a significant portion of the total cost of the health package, however we have a long way 

to go until all the new drugs and technologies are included in the health package. 

I would like to extend my thanks for your support for our activities. There is no doubt that 

by virtue of your assistance we can take pride in our endeavors. Through our mutual 

efforts, we may improve patients' quality of life in anticipation of a better future that will 

see the eradication of cancer diseases. 

Mr. Leon Recanati 

Vice Chairman, 

of the ICA 

Sincerely, 

Prof. Eliezer Robinson 

Chairman, Israel Cancer Association 

Former President of the International Union against Cancer (UICC)

Budget Distribution for 

the Battle against 

Cancer - 2006 

Projected New Programs 

1,000 

Organization, Administration and Branch Offices 

4,222 

Equipment and Construction 

4,975 


1,000 

2% 

9% 

8% 

2% 

Medical and Social Services 

9,598 

18% 

Data Collection & Follow-up 

980 

2% 

7% 

Research and Clinical 

Protocols 

3,620 

22% 

30% 

Public Education and Information; 

Early Detection Programs 

11,898 

Rehabilitation and Welfare 

(including Hostel and Hospice) 

16,082 

Appropriations In thousands of NIS Percentage 

Medical and Social Services 9,598 18 

Data Collection & Follow-up 980 2 

Research and Clinical Protocols 3,620 7 

Rehabilitation and Welfare 

(including Hostel and Hospice) 

Public Education and Information; 

Early Detection Programs 

16,082 30 

11,898 22 

Professional Training 1,000 2 

Equipment and Construction 4,975 9 

Organization, Administration and Branch 

Offices 


4,222 8 

1,000 2 



Total Appropriations 53,375 100

Medical Services 

 

Supplementary Hospital Services 

and Financing Medical 

Personnel 

In aspiring to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary 

care to cancer patients in hospitals 

and in the community, the ICA assists in funding 

supplementary services and additional medical 

personnel posts in special programs. ICA 

policy is to finance these services and posts 

for a limited time of several years - until their 

effectiveness has been sufficiently established. 

Upon the completion of this period of time, the 

institutions running these programs assume 

financial responsibility. Today, thanks to this 

massive initiative and investment, cancer patients 

benefit from a wide and diverse range of 

services provided by trained staff. 

Breast Cancer Treatment Coordinators– 

Patient Navigation 

• The ICA continues to finance special posts for 

nurses and social workers, working as breast 

cancer care treatment coordinators during all 

stages of diagnosis, treatment and followup. 

The project's goal is to accompany the 

breast cancer patient, and to provide her with 

information, support and assistance, thereby 

significantly easing the burden of coping with 

the disease. This service is currently provided 

in 15 centers nationwide and has engendered 

a network of unique personnel which the ICA 

updates and trains on a regular basis. 

Welfare Service Programs – 

• The ICA continues to finance the employment 

of social workers at oncology institutes in the 

following hospitals: Assaf Harofeh Hospital in 

Tzrifin, Rabin Medical Center - Belinson Campus 

and Golda Campus in Petah Tikva, Barzilai 

Hospital in Ashkelon, Soroka Medical Center 

in Beer Sheva, Hadassah Medical Center in 

Jerusalem, Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, 

Linn Clinic in Haifa, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 

in Jerusalem, Schneider Children’s Medical 

Center of Israel in Petah Tikva, Laniado Hospital 

in Netanaya, Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, 

the Western Galilee Nahariya State Hospital, 

Haemek Medical Center in Afula, Rebecca 

Sieff Hospital in Safed, Poriyah Hospital in 

Tiberias, Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, 

Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, Hillel Yaffe Hospital 

in Hadera, Sheba Medical Center in Tel 

Hashomer, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

and Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat. 

Psychological Services – 

• The ICA continues to finance the employment 

of psychologists in oncology institutes at 

Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem and 

the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. 

Nursing Services – 

• The ICA finances posts for stoma care nurses, 

and palliative care nurses, as well as posts 

for Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinators 

in the following hospitals: Rambam Medical 

Center in Haifa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical 

Center, Rabin Medical Center - Golda Campus 

in Petah Tikva, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 

Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva and 

Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah 

Tikva. 

• The ICA finances posts for community oncology 

nurses in healthcare funds throughout 

the country. 

Dietary Services – 

• The ICA continues to support dietary services 

at the Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, 

the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa and the 

Ha'emek medical Center in Afula. 

Bone Marrow Transplant – 

• The ICA continues to finance the necessary 

professional posts for the complicated 

treatment of self bone marrow transplants 

and bone marrow transplants from a donor



in child cancer patients at the Pediatric Oncology 

Center at the Schneider Children's 

Hospital Rabin Campus in Petah Tikva. The 

unit's operation has been financed by the 

ICA since its inception as have the personnel. 

Additionally, assistance has been provided 

to Pediatric Oncology wards at the following 

medical centers: 

Hadassah Ein Karem, Sheba at Tel Hashomer, 

Tel Aviv Sourasky, and Rambam in Haifa - where 

the Pediatric Oncology Ward was set up with 

assistance from the ICA. Additionally, the ICA 

funds the necessary professional staff. 

The National Umbilical Cord Blood Bank 

• The Bank was established as a joint venture 

of the Magen David Adom Blood Service, the 

Wolfson Medical Center and the Hadassah 

Medical Organization, with funding from a 

munificent donation in memory of Natalie 

Shaya, provided by the Friends of the ICA in 

London, headed by Ms. Vered Aaron. The 

service is operated by the Magen David Adom 

Blood Service, as part of its national Umbilical 

Cord Blood Donation Program, with support 

from the ICA. A freezer was purchased for 

preserving umbilical cord blood and a lab 

technician post was also financed. The maternity 

wards of the Wolfson Medical Center 

and the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv 

also serve as umbilical cord blood collection 

centers. Hadassah Medical Center performs 

the tissue-typing tests. 

• Concurrently, the ICA distributes brochures 

and posters at healthcare funds, women’s 

clinics in hospitals, and mother and child 

health clinics, to encourage pregnant women 

to participate in the program. 

Palliative Care Programs for Advanced 

Stage Cancer Patients – 

• The ICA continues to grant aid for palliative 

care programs combining palliative medical 

care and psychosocial nursing care, provided 

by professionally trained staff. These care 

programs involve hospices, home hospice 

care, etc., designed to provide supportive care 

for terminally ill patients. These services, for 

advanced stage cancer patients, are offered 

in medical centers and community clinics 

throughout the country. The first home care 

hospice in Israel was established and operated 

by the ICA. 

Medical Clowns at Oncology Institutes 

• The ICA assists in funding the medical clown 

service at several oncology institutions that 

have expressed their desire to provide such a 

service for cancer patients under their care. 

Earmarked Donations for 

Construction of Departments 

and the Purchase of 

Medical Equipment 

The ICA endeavors to assist in the construction 

of medical departments and clinics, as well as 

in the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment 

for the treatment of cancer patients. The ICA 

raises earmarked donations in order to finance 

activity-related costs. 

Linda R. Kaminow, Florida - 

• The generous donation of Linda R. Kaminow, 

toward the establishment of a Supportive 

Activity Center, and a Welfare Activity Center 

for the ICA Haifa Branch Head Office, in 

memory of her parents, Claire and Emanuel 

G. Rosenblatt. 

• Donation from the Paist and Alsace Families 

in memory of Ms. Arena Paist-Alsace of 

blessed memory, toward the establishment 

of a Mammography Institute at the Barzilai 

Medical Center in Ashkelon.

The Estate of Markovitz Sara of blessed 

memory 

• Establishment of a Breast Health Care Center 

at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. 

Friends of the ICA in London 

• Thanks to the generous contribution provided 

by David and Simon Reuben, their families 

from London and the proceeds from the 

fundraising event organized by the ICA Local 

Chapter in London, headed by Vered Aharon, 

the Reuben Breast Health Center will be 

established at the Linn Clinic in Haifa. 

Friends of the ICA in Holland – 

• Funding of a joint Israeli-Dutch research fellowship 

for Prof. Yigal Hauft of the Hebrew 

University in Jerusalem. 

• Oncology nurse training project.

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ICA Supported 

Medical Institutions 



• The Rebecca Sieff Hospital – Safed: Early 

Detection Unit for Breast Cancer, Oncology 

Unit. 

• The State Hospital – Nahariya: Oncology 

Unit, Early Detection Unit for Breast Cancer, 

Nursing Services, Social Services. 

• Poriyah Hospital – Tiberias: Social Services, 

Gastroenterological Institute. 

• Haemek Medical Center – Afula: Oncology 

Unit, Nutrition Services, Social Services. 

• Hospice: Nof Hadar, Haifa. 

• Carmel Hospital – Haifa: Hematological 

Institute, Social Services, Counseling Clinic 

for Families at High Risk. 

• Rambam Medical Center – Haifa: Oncology 

Department, Hematology Institute, Pediatric 

Oncology Department, Bone Marrow Transplant 

Department, Early Detection Unit for Breast 

Cancer, Nursing Services, Social Services, 

Neuro-oncological Services. 

• Clalit Health Services, Linn Clinic – Haifa: 

Oncology Institute, Zevulun Medical Center. 

• Clalit Health Services, Haifa Regional Clinic 

– Home Care Hospice. 

• Bnei Zion Hospital – Haifa: Early Detection 

Unit for Breast Cancer. 

• The Holy Family Hospital – Nazareth: Breast 

Health Care Center. 

• Meir Hospital – Kfar Saba: Breast Health 

Care Center. 

• Rabin Medical Center, Belinson Campus 

– Petah Tikva: Oncology Department, Social 

Services, Hemato-oncology Department. 

• Schneider Children’s Medical Center of 

Israel – Petah Tikva: Pediatric Hematooncology 

Department. 

• Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus 

– Petah Tikva: Oncology Unit, Nursing 

Services. 

• Sheba Medical Center – Tel Hashomer: 

Oncology Institute, Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

Department. 

• Sourasky Medical Center – Tel Aviv: Oncology 

Department, Gastroenterology Institute, 

Orthopedic Oncology Department, Pediatric 

Oncology Department, Breast Health Care 

Center, Nursing Services, Hematology Department, 

Pain Unit, Gyneco-oncology Clinic. 

• Sir Charles Clore Hostel – Givatayim. 

• Assaf Harofeh Hospital – Tzrifin: Oncology 

Department, Social Services, Breast Health 

Care Institute, Nursing Services, Gastroenterology 

Institute. 

• Kaplan Hospital – Rehovot: Oncology 

Unit. 

• The Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

– Jerusalem: Oncology Department, Pediatric 

Oncology Outpatient Unit, Surgical Complex, 

Bone Marrow Transplant Department, Tissue 

Typing Unit, Hematology Department, Nursing 

Services, Breast Care Clinic, Social Services, 

Neuro-oncology Unit. 

• Hadassah Medical Center, Mt. Scopus 

– Jerusalem: Center for Palliative Care, 

Early Detection Unit for Breast Cancer, Social 

Services. 

• Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital – Jerusalem: 

Oncology Unit, Early Detection Unit for Breast 

Cancer, Dietary Services, Genetics Institute.

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• Wolfson Medical Center – Holon: Oncology 

Unit, Early Detection Unit for Breast Cancer, 

Hematology Institute, Nutrition and Dietary 

Services, Gyneco-oncology Unit. 

• Barzilai Hospital – Ashkelon: Oncology Unit, 

Social Services, Nursing Services. 

• Soroka Hospital – Beer Sheva: Oncology 

Department, Breast Health Care Center, 

Nursing Services. 

• Clalit Health Services Regional Clinics: 

Central Region, Sharon-Samaria, Northern 

Region, Haifa, Southern Region, Dan-Petah 

Tikva, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Jaffa. 

• Hospice Upper Galilee. 

• Ha'amakim Hospice. 

• Maccabi Healthcare Services Clinics: 

Northern, Hashfela (Coastal Plain) Sharon, 

Negev and Jerusalem Regional Clinics: 

Nursing Services. 

• Meuchedet Healthcare Fund: Social Services.

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Public Information 

and Education 

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Palliative Home Care 

This is how your 

contribution contributes 

2006 



The ICA invests tremendous efforts and huge 

resources in promoting public education on 

cancer diseases, focusing on the possibilities for 

prevention and early detection of those prevalent 

cancers that may be prevented or diagnosed 

at early stages. Placing an emphasis on special 

sectors of the population, the information and 

education activities involve extensive use of 

the media, advocacy campaigns, publication 

of informative material and its distribution in 

hundreds of thousands of copies in Hebrew, 

Arabic and Russian, and organizing seminars, 

workshops, lectures and professional training 

sessions. 

The information activities are diverse and geared 

toward the entire population, and are conducted 

in different settings such as schools, community 

centers, workplaces, health care funds, IDF 

(Israel Defense Forces) military bases, and 

other locations. 

Additionally, the ICA operates a special tele-information 

service - ‘Telemeida’, which provides 

information on all aspects of cancer and its 

prevention in Hebrew, Arabic and Russian. This 

service also offers a resource center containing 

up-to-date professional literature and a link to many 

databases, where one may receive assistance in 

searching international computerized databanks 

from skilled information specialists who are up 

to date on vital information for patients. 

Aiming to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality 

rates, the ICA invests special educational efforts 

on prevalent diseases which may be prevented 

or diagnosed at early stages. With this goal in 

mind, the ICA acts to increase public awareness 

as to the importance of early detection 

of breast cancer, preventing smoking hazards 

and harmful effects of the sun, early detection 

of skin cancer, proper diet and early detection 

and prevention of colorectal cancer. Additionally, 

the ICA endeavors to promote the adoption of 

a healthy lifestyle, balanced diet and physical 

activity which may reduce the risk of contracting 

cancer diseases. 

Early Detection of Breast 

Cancer 

Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant 

disease in Israel. The ICA leads the battle against 

breast cancer on all fronts to reduce mortality 

rates and to assist breast cancer patients and 

their families in coping, recovering and getting 

back to normal life as quickly as possible. 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

October is officially designated as “The International 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. This 

particular month seeks to raise consciousness 

of the importance of potentially life-saving early 

detection, as well as to heighten awareness 

of numerous breast cancer patients on how 

to best cope with the disease. Thanks to the 

exposure this subject has gained, the code of 

silence has been broken and many myths have 

been diffused. Eight years ago, the ICA initiated 

the implementation of activities marking this 

unique month in Israel. 

You’re not alone in this war

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Media Advocacy Campaign 

As part of the “International Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month” held throughout the globe, 

the ICA launched a campaign aiming to increase 

awareness about this issue, with the help of 

advertisements and public service announcements. 

The campaign marking the Breast Cancer Awareness 

Month was formulated and produced on a 

volunteer basis by the BBDO/Gitam advertising 

agency, and included advertisements in national 

and local newspapers, in all the female oriented 

magazines and weekly newspapers, in the distribution 

of "My Postcard", in the Russian and 

Arabic press, on TV on Channels 1, 2, 10, the 

Music Channel 24 and HOT cable channels. It also 

appeared on nationwide basis on CTV screens 

at supermarket chains, gyms, and pharmacies. 

The campaign even made a debut on the VIVA 

channel which has a high percentage of female 

viewers. The ICA was the first organization to 

advertise on this channel. The campaign aimed 

to increase awareness about early detection of 

breast cancer and to encourage mammography 

screening compliance. This goal is conveyed 

through the following message: "An early 

detection test for breast cancer can save your 

life. You should be checked". The campaign 

referred women to the Telemeida service or 

the website to receive an information booklet 

free of charge. 

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Knowing more about 

Chronic Lymphocytic 

Leukemia (CLL) 

The Shrine of the Book in 

Jerusalem lit up in Pink 

The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum 

in Jerusalem was lit up in pink, as 

part of the sixth annual initiative of Estée 

Lauder, to light up sites throughout the 

globe in pink, marking Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month 2005, in conjunction 

with the Israel Cancer Association. 

Mrs. Gila Katzav, wife of the President of the 

State of Israel, was the first woman in Israel 

to receive the pink ribbon, the symbol of the 

battle against breast cancer, at the opening 

ceremony of Breast Cancer Awareness 

Month, held by Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director 

General, James Schneider, Director of the 

Israel Museum and Herbert Garnier, CEO of 

El Khalil, representing Estée Lauder in Israel. 

333 balloons were launched into the sky as 

part of the ceremony, representing the number 

of women who contract breast cancer each 

month every year. Tammy Rimon, an ICA 

"Yad Lehachlama" volunteer, mesmerized 

the audience with her sweet voice. Pink ribbons 

symbolizing the battle against breast 

cancer were distributed during Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month at all Estée Lauder counters 

throughout Israel with the aim of encouraging 

women to undergo a mammography screening 

test each year, and to convey the message 

that early detection saves lives. 

Additional sites that were lit up in pink during 

the month throughout the globe, as part of 

the international initiative to increase awareness 

were: the Empire State Building in New 

York, the Graceland Estate of Elvis Presley in 

Memphis, the Vienna Municipality in Austria, 

Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, Tokyo Tower 

in Japan, the Royal Opera House in Convent 

Garden London England, Namsan Building in 

Seoul Korea, and many other buildings. 


Thyroid Cancer 

Hormonal Treatment for 

Breast Cancer

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New 

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Studies indicate a significant reduction in the 

gaps between the sectors since its operation. 

Bama Magazine 

Concurrent to the Annual 

Conference of the Israel 

Association of Palliative Care 

(see the Chapter on Seminars 

and Professional Conferences), 

the ICA Information and 

Education Dept. published a 

new booklet called Bama in 

association with Forum Media, 

edition no. 16, entirely devoted 

to all aspects of palliative 

care. The next edition of the 

Bama booklet is scheduled to 

be issued as Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month approaches, 

in October 2006, and will be 

entirely devoted to fields of 

care, diagnosis and research in 

breast cancer. 



National Program for the Early 

Detection of Breast Cancer 

The National Mammography Screening Program 

initiated by the ICA currently operates in 

collaboration with the Ministry of Health and 

healthcare funds. Prof. Gad Rennert, Head 

of the National Program for the Early Detection 

of Breast Cancer and ICA Advisor on Cancer 

Control, delivered a report at a press conference 

held marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

on the statistics of the National Program for the 

early dedction of breast cancer financed by the 

ICA. The national program monitored about 

229,000 mammography screening tests over 

the past year. Out of all the tests monitored, 

72.5% for screening purposes (166,000 tests), 

of which 125,300 tests were conducted on 

women between the ages of 50 and 74, which 

is the age recommended for screening in the 

State of Israel. Based on data collected, it was 

found that the percentage of women that were 

diagnosed in the very early stages of the disease, 

is as high as 70%. A follow - up study indicates 

a significant advantage in the survival rate, 

among women who were screened, and this is 

an encouraging factor on the road to achieving 

the target – reducing mortality rates. 

Increasing awareness among 

special populations 

ICA has financed the purchase of a mobile 

mammography unit. The mobile unit is available 

to women who reside in remote areas and who 

are less aware of the importance of screening 

tests, such as in Arab villages and development 

towns where there is a high percentage of new 

immigrants, ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, etc. 

Along the Path, a book about Personal 

and Social Perspectives of 

Breast Cancer 

By Dr. Ilana Kadmon, published in conjunction 

with the Israel Cancer Association 

Two months ago, a new book 

called Along the Path was 

recently released by Carta 

publishing in conjunction with 

the Israel Cancer Association. 

The book was written by 

Dr. Ilana Kadmon, and it 

discusses the personal and 

social perspectives of breast cancer. The book 

encompasses a broad spectrum of subjects 

related to the disease, from the importance 

of prevention and early detection, through the 

diagnosis stage and culminating in the embarkment 

on a complicated journey of personal grappling 

with breast cancer. Additionally, the book 

contains impressive illustrations, photographs, 

useful information about support and assistance 

organizations, a list of forums on the Internet 

and recommendations for additional reading 

references. Dr. Ilana Kadmon is a clinical nurse 

specializing in breast cancer at the Hadassah 

Ein Karem Medical Center in Jerusalem and in 

1996 was the first nurse in Israel to fill the position 

of "Breast Cancer Counselor Specialist", 

a position that was adopted by the ICA and 

is currently implemented through 35 nurses 

and social workers in hospitals throughout the 

country. Ilana serves as Chairperson of the 

Israel Breast Cancer Coalition and is an active 

ICA volunteer. 

Hila March in the Galilee 

The 6th Annual Hila (Marching Together for 

Women’s Health) March in the Galilee was held as 

part of the unique collaborative activity between 

the ICA and the Carmiel-Misgav Women's Forum 

Association. The march is conducted to raise

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consciousness about early 

detection of breast cancer 

and to assist in Hila Center 

activity to promote the fight 

against breast cancer. About 

1,000 people participated in 

the march and thoroughly 

enjoyed themselves while getting a good 

physical workout and spending quality time 

with their families. 

Early Detection of Colorectal 

Cancer 


Detection of Colorectal Cancer 

This program was initiated by 

the ICA over the past year. 

The necessity of the National 

Program for the Early Detection 

of Colorectal Cancer is clearly 

apparent in view of the fact that colorectal cancer 

is one of the main causes of mortality resulting 

from malignant cancerous diseases in Israel 

and its early detection significantly increases the 

chances for a cure and recovery. As part of the 

National Program led by Prof. Gadi Rennert, 

the healthcare funds summon those over the 

age of 50 to take a fecal occult blood test once 

a year. It is recommended that high risk patients 

undergo a colonscopy upon referral from a 

physician. The Center for the Early Detection 

of Colorectal Cancer will monitor the National 

Program by collecting and processing all data 

received from the healthcare funds. 

on Seminars and Professional Conferences). 

The press conference was held in the presence 

of Prof. Eliezer Robinson, ICA Chairman, 

Knesset Member Yaakov Edri, former Health 

Minister, Prof. Avi Yisraeli, Director General of 

the Ministry of Health, Dr. Niva Shapira, Medical 

Nutritionist, School of Health Professions, Tel 

Aviv University and member of the ICA Cancer 

Prevention Update Committee, Prof. Gadi 

Rennert, ICA Advisor on Cancer Control and 

Head of the National Program for the Early 

Detection of Colorectal Cancer, Dr. Arie Fieger, 

Chairman of the ICA Digestive System Tumors 

Update Committee, the Oncology Institute, Tel 

Aviv Medical Center, and Dr. Micha Barhanna, 

Director of the National Cancer Registry Unit, 

Ministry of Health. Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director 

General, moderated the press conference. Recent 

statistics on morbidity in Israel were presented, 

as well as research studies from Israel and the 

world over; additionally, recommendations were 

given to the general public on how to prevent 

colorectal cancer, and an information campaign 

was announced through the media. 

The information campaign focused on the importance 

of early detection as a potential life saver 

and included TV public service announcements, 

radio announcements, as well as newspaper ads. 

Dr. Micha Barhanna reported that in the past 

year 3,234 women and men were diagnosed 

with colorectal cancer and 1,289 people died 

as a result. Barhanna emphasized that most 

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Rights and Services 

Radiotherapy to the breast 

Healthy meal 

Press Conference Marking 

Colorectal Cancer Awareness 

Month 

In early March, the ICA and the Ministry of Health 

held a joint press conference to mark Colorectal 

Cancer Awareness Month in Gan Oranim at the 

Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds, as part of the Family 

Physicians Seminar held by the ICA on this topic 

(for more on the Seminar please see Chapter 

Joint photo of all the panel members at the press conference 

marking Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

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Physical activity 

Knowing more about rectal 

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primary liver cancer 



Prof. Gadi Rennert delivering his speech at the press conference 

patients diagnosed in Israel are diagnosed at 

an advanced stage of the disease, due to low 

compliance rates to undergo early detection 

tests. The disease is particularly prevalent 

among those aged 50 and up, and the risk of 

contracting the disease increases with age. When 

the disease is discovered at an early stage, the 

chances of a cure reach nearly 90%; therefore it 

is very important to detect the disease as early 

as possible, thus improving treatment results 

and patients' quality of life. 

Prof. Eliezer Robinson, ICA Chairman, pointed 

out that each year over half a million people 

die of colorectal cancer throughout the globe. 

472,687 new cases are diagnosed each year 

among females and 250,532 women die of 

the disease annually. 550,465 new cases are 

diagnosed each year among males and 278,446 

men die of the disease annually. 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General provided 

surprising statistics from a survey that was 

conducted especially for Colorectal Cancer 

Awareness Month. This survey examined the 

public's compliances rates to undergo an early 

detection test for colorectal cancer and the 

results indicated that 77% of the public would 

request a referral from a physician to undergo 

an early detection test. Further details about 

the survey will be provided below. 

Knesset Member Yaakov Edri, former Minister 

of Health, who participated in the press conference 

commended the Israel Cancer Association 

for its longtime involvement in prevention, early 

detection and the fight against cancer and 

called upon the public to undergo this simple 

and potentially life-saving test. 

Special Survey marking 

Colorectal Cancer Awareness 

Month 

The press conference presented results from a 

special survey conducted for the ICA by Market 

Watch through a computerized telephone poll 

at the end of February 2006. 500 interviewees 

participated in the survey, constituting a national 

and representative sample of the Hebrew 

speaking population in Israel. According to 

the survey it emerged that 77% of the Israeli 

public would request a referral from their family 

physician to undergo an early detection test for 

colorectal cancer. This finding emerged from the 

calculation of the participants' responses to the 

question whether they were aware of the fact 

that a non-invasive fecal occult blood test may 

be performed free of charge, and whether they 

would ask for a referral for such a test from their 

physician. 23% indicated that they would not ask 

for one. Additionally, the survey indicated that 

the percentage of those interested in requesting 

a physician's referral was relatively high among 

women, with 82% of them indicating they were 

interested in taking the test as opposed to 72% 

of the men who indicated this; particularly high 

results emerged in the State Capital and the 

south, with 82% of Jerusalemites and inhabitants 

of Beer Sheva responding that they would 

request to be checked as opposed to 74% in 

Gush Dan (Tel Aviv metropolitan area) and in 

the central region and 73% in the Sharon area 

as indicated in the following table:

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Place of residence 

of the interviewees 

Jerusalem and 

surrounding areas 

Gush Dan (Tel 

Aviv metropolitan 

area) and the 

Central Region 

Haifa and the 

North 

Beer Sheva and 

the South 

Would 

request a 

test 

Would not 

request a 

test 

81.6% 18.4% 

73.9% 26.1% 

78.8% 21.2% 

81.7% 18.3% 

Sharon Area 72.7% 27.3% 

Approx. 30% of the Israeli general population 

is acquainted with someone who contracted 

colorectal cancer. When the statistics of the 

first question were compared with that of the 

second question, a higher level of compliance 

to request a physician's referral for the test 

emerged among those who knew someone 

who contracted the disease. About 86% of them 

would ask to perform the test, as compared to 

about 74% of those who did not know anyone 

who contracted colorectal cancer. This attests to 

higher willingness to perform the test when the 

subject is personally acquainted with someone 

who contracted the disease and consequently 

is more aware. 

Analysis of Public Attitudes 

among Jews and Arabs regarding 

Early Detection Survey Tests for 

Colorectal Cancer 

A new research study conducted by Dr. Feisel 

Asaize and Dr. Miri Cohen, of the School of 

Social Work in the Faculty of Social Welfare and 

Health Studies at Haifa University, examined 

the early detection colorectal cancer screening 

rate among Jews and Arabs aged 50-75 

in Israel. The research study encompassed 

510 Jews and Arabs, a representative sample 

of the adult population in Israel and surprising 

findings emerged regarding compliance to 

perform screening tests among the general 

population in Israel and its attitudes towards 

these tests. An analysis of the research study 

uncovered several findings: 45% of the Jewish 

interviewees reported that they had performed 

a screening test at one point in time, whereas 

the percentage was much lower (21%) among 

Arab interviewees. 

The Israel Cancer Association 

Marks the first Prostate 

Cancer Awareness Month in 

Israel on September 12, 2006 

The Israel Cancer Association marked the first 

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month concomitant 

to the month marked by other countries around 

the globe. As this day approached, the ICA 

launched a radio and press campaign, calling 

upon the male population over the age of 50 to 

take an interest in the subject, ask questions, 

refer to a physician, and call the Telemeida teleinformation 

service. Additionally, lectures open 

to the public were delivered free of charge in 

collaboration with the Israel Urology Association, 

at ICA branches throughout the country. 

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer 

among males in Israel. According to up to date 

statistics of the National Cancer Registry at the 

Ministry of Health, each year 2,250 new cases 

are diagnosed and about 380 men die from the 

disease. An older age and family history increase 

incidence rates. Family history of men with a father 

who contracted the disease, are at a twofold 

risk of contracting this type of cancer. Similarly, 

unhealthy nutrition habits, alcohol consumption, 

smoking and obesity are possible prevalence 

factors, however further research studies are 

required to reinforce this assertion. The prostate 

cancer morbidity rates have been steadily 

increasing over the past decade, and the older 

a person is, the higher his/her risk of contracting 

the disease. According to recommendations 

made by the National Council of Oncology, it is 

recommended to perform a combined TRUS + 

PSA test once a year from the age of 50 among 

the high risk population that has a family history 

of prostate cancer. 

Updated 

Publications 

Questions and Answers 

about Smoking 

(Hebrew/Arabic) 

Rights and Services 

(Hebrew/Arabic/Russian/ 

English) 

Breast Cancer Early 

Detection

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Updated 

Publications 


Myeloma 

Preventing Cancer 

- Guidelines for 

a Healthier Life 



Special Television Public 

Service Announcement 

devoted to Prostate Cancer 

A T.V. program moderated by Billy Moscona 

Lerman and Ben Kaspit, devoted a program 

to prostate cancer that was aired in March-April 

on Channel 2 and Channel 23. Experts Miri Ziv, 

ICA Director General, Avivit Noiman, Prof. Ofer 

Netiv and Moshe Stern, a prostate cancer 

survivor, were panel guests. 

The Battle against Smoking 

The ICA continues to endeavor on 

all fronts to reduce the smoking 

rate and mitigate its harmful effects 

in Israel. 

Colleagues Seminar 

The ICA joined the Psychological Counseling 

Service at the Ministry of Health in a unique 

training program for youth in schools and junior 

high schools. As part of the training program, 

outstanding pupils who are social activists are 

chosen and trained to serve as social leaders and 

conduct smoking prevention related activities. 

The Training Dept. offers several ICA sponsored 

lectures about the training program, to be delivered 

by senior lecturers and students. This 

year, an unprecedented number of Colleague 

Seminars will take place all over Israel. 

The Israel Cancer Association 

and the IDF Combat Smoking 

The ICA, in association with the Military Health 

Section, prepared an advanced study course 

for dozens of paramedics from different IDF 

units, based on a format similar to that of the 

student-lecturer training delivered by the ICA. 

Following the advanced study course, these 

paramedics returned to their various units and 

got involved in educational and information 

activity related to smoking prevention within their 

units. The Military Health Section organizes the 

counselors' activity within the IDF, and provides 

them with educational materials from the ICA 

on various subjects. 

Assistance in Enforcing the Law 

Despite the fact that the ICA has no authority to 

enforce the ban on smoking in public places, the 

ICA is contacted by many citizens and receives 

numerous complaints about smoking in public 

places and in the workplace in violation of the 

law. The calls are received through the Telemeida 

teleinformation service or through the ICA website 

and following clarifications, the entities in 

question were sent letters of warning from the 

ICA requesting to comply with the law. 

The Israel Cancer Association and 

the Faculty of Dentistry Promote 

the Fight against Smoking 

The ICA and the Faculty of Dentistry at the 

Hadassah Medical Center Ein Karem have 

trained dozens of dentistry students and dental 

hygienists about smoking and its harmful 

effects, as part of the Faculty requirements, 

obligating future dentists and dental hygienists 

to discuss this subject with patients. This activity 

included lectures delivered to the students 

and distribution of ICA educational material, as 

well as visits to schools in the Jerusalem area 

where the students delivered training sessions 

on this subject to elementary and junior high 

school pupils. 

The Israel Council for the Prevention 

of Smoking 

The Israel Council for the Prevention of Smoking 

is a coalition of entities engaged in smoking 

prevention, to relay information, coordinate 

activities and concert efforts to reduce the rate of 

smoking and its harmful effects in Israel. Among 

the Council members are the Ministry of Health, 

the healthcare funds, the ICA, the Ministry of 

Education and IDF. Advocate Amos Hausner 

heads the Council, and the ICA Information and 

Education Dept. coordinates its activity.

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Healthy Cities Network 

The ICA is a member of the "Healthy Cities 

Network" which has been active since 1990 

to promote a "Health for All" policy, which will 

have an impact on the general population in 

terms of quality of live and environment, urban 

planning and more. Recently, the booklet about 

a "Smoke Free City" model was prepared, serving 

as an aid kit for decision makers in the local 

authorities to adopt and implement the vision 

of a "Smoke Free City", a city in which the local 

authority is committed to reducing the smoking 

rates, enforcing the restriction against smoking 

in public places, and more. The kit was launched 

in October 2006, and shall be distributed to 

mayors of member cities. 

Smoking Cessation Workshops 

Smoking Cessation Workshops are opening one 

after the other at Beit Mati, at the ICA offices in 

Givatayim. The public's compliance is particularly 

high, and in order to meet the demand, the 

Maccabi Healthcare Fund is holding smoking 

cessation workshops throughout the country – in 

Haifa, Herzliya, Hadera, and Raanana. Recently, 

a workshop opened in Taibe, in conjunction 

with the local Maccabi branch, and additional 

workshops are scheduled to open, specially 

tailored to the Arab sector. 

The Israel Cancer Association has 

set up a memorial page for public 

figures and celebrities who died 

of smoking related diseases 

The ICA established a memorial page on the 

internet for public figures and celebrities who died 

of smoking related diseases. This page recently 

aired on the internet on the ICA website. This 

is the first Israeli memorial page designated for 

celebrities who died of smoking related diseases 

and is one of the only sites of its kind. Two such 

pages were set up in the world, one on the 

American Lung Association www.saclung. 

org and the second on an American website 

containing up to date information on the war 

against smoking www.tobacco.org 

The ICA, Walla, and Rest established 

the world's first dynamic 

database on smoke free coffee 

shops 

The ICA, Walla Portal and Rest Restaurant 

Website, launched a dynamic data base on 

the internet about smoke free coffee shops, 

restaurants and pubs. This is the first database 

of its kind in the world, containing complete 

details about dozens of smoke free locations 

throughout Israel. This s a dynamic database 

that is updated on a daily basis, enabling the 

location of a smoke free setting according to the 

region of the country and other variables such 

as internet connectivity, wheelchair access, 

parking and more. 

The ICA initiated this database subsequent 

to having received countless telephone calls 

from concerned citizens over the past year; 

as a result, the ICA contacted the Walla Portal, 

which regularly collaborates with the restaurant 

website, Rest. The three worked together and 

established this database with the aim of enabling 

the non smoking public to frequent eateries 

without any fear of impairing their health as a 

result of passive smoking. 

Updated 

Publications 


Throat Cancer 

Guide to Purchasing a 

Prosthesis, Swim Suits 

and Wigs 

Breast Cancer 

(Arabic)

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New 

Publications 

Guide and Booklet Project 

"Look Better Feel Better" 

As part of the enhancement and 

expansion of the "Look Good 

Feel Better" project, various 

publications for the benefit 

of cancer patients have been 

published in Hebrew and Russian. 

The guide is a basic booklet 

provided to those participating 

in beauty care workshops led 

by the "Look Good Feel Better" 

project throughout the country. 

The booklet provides tips and 

advice on how to improve one's 

self-image and to care for one's 

facial appearance. The brochure 

provides general information 

about the project and the "Natural 

Cosmetics" booklet contains 

practical tips for caring for one's 

face and body using natural 

products such as lemon, water, 

fruits, etc. 



The Fight against Smoking in 

Arab Society 

The ICA initiated and coordinates a work group 

consisting of representatives of the Ministry of 

Education, Ministry of Health, healthcare funds 

and other entities, working towards promoting 

awareness, prevention and smoking cessation 

in Arab society, with an emphasis on extensive 

educational activity among elementary and high 

school pupils. 

Israel Train Authority 

The ICA acts in collaboration with the Israel Train 

Authority to reduce smoking in train stations 

and among the railroad workers themselves. 

As part of this activity, the train's PA system 

announces that smoking is forbidden in the 

station every few minutes, and security guards 

have been instructed to inform smokers of this 

prohibition. Educational material is distributed 

at the train stations and various posters were 

hung on smoking and its harmful effects. 

‘No Smoking Day' 

As every year and as part of the International 

'No Smoking Day' held in all WHO member 

countries since 1987, Israel marked this day 

on May 31st in Israel. This unique day seeks to 

place the smoking plague on the global agenda, 

increase awareness as to the dangers involved 

in tobacco smoking and passive smoke, expand 

activities aimed at fighting the smoking plague, 

and stand up for our rights to a healthy life and 

to protect the future generation. 

"No Smoking Day" Press 

Conference 

"No Smoking Day" 2006 was marked by a 

multi-participant press conference in which new 

smoking related statistics in Israel and throughout 

the globe were released, and smokers were 

called upon to refrain from smoking. Dozens 

of lectures were delivered in elementary and 

high schools by ICA counselors and dozens of 

information booths were set up throughout the 

country by ICA volunteers, where material was 

distributed on the harmful effects of smoking and 

the benefits of smoking cessation. The press 

conference was held in the presence of the Minister 

of Health, Yaakov Ben-Izri, and ICA Director 

General, Mrs. Miri Ziv, and up to date statistics 

taken from the Minister's Report on Smoking 

were presented. The Minister of Health spoke 

candidly to those who attended: "To my great 

regret, I am a smoker and consequently, I more 

aware than others as to the dangers inherent in 

smoking. My son and my three grandchildren 

are non smokers. I am aware of the national 

responsibility that I have taken upon myself, 

however the fact that I smoke does not convey 

a message to the public. I will make every effort 

to ensure that the war against smoking is set as 

one of the top priorities of the Ministry of Health. 

The main effort should be geared towards the 

younger generation, so that they do not even 

begin to smoke". 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General remarked: 

"This day marks a significant and crucial combat 

strategy in the long term battle against smoking, 

in which we act year round to increase 

public awareness about the dangers involved 

in smoking and to provide diverse smoking cessation 

solutions. However, there is a long road 

ahead, and we must develop effective ways of 

enforcing existent laws and amending some 

of the legislation to be in sync with the times, 

including the law prohibiting smoking in public 

places. We must also employ taxation as an 

effective device to reduce tobacco consumption 

among various sectors of the population,

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conduct educational activities in institutions of 

learning in order to eradicate lethal advertising 

campaigns launched by cigarette companies, 

and implement the Global Treaty against Smoking 

signed by Israel two years ago". 

Surprising Findings Emerged in 

the ICA Survey Conducted as "No 

Smoking Day" Approached 

As No Smoking Day 2006 approached, the ICA 

survey held by Market Watch was conducted 

through a computerized telephone poll, in mid- 

May 2006, with 500 interviewees participating, 

constituting a national and representative sample 

of the Hebrew speaking population in Israel. 

According to the survey findings, a cigarette lit 

in the hands of an actor or singer appearing on 

TV or in a picture in the newspaper, makes a 

fourth of the Israeli public angry. In the survey it 

further emerged that most of the public agrees 

that the price of cigarettes should be augmented 

as part of the war waged against smoking and 

that placing an ashtray on a table in public places 

constitutes an unwritten authorization to light 

up a cigarette. Additionally, in Israel, there are 

significant differences between the attitudes of 

smokers and non smokers, a difference also 

emerges between women's opinions and those 

of men, and there is even a distinction between 

the young and the old on the topics in which the 

survey engaged. Such that, for example, 32% 

of non smokers get angry when they watch or 

read about or see a lit cigarette, as opposed 

to 7% of smokers who get angry. Women get 

angry almost twice as much as men and about 

15% of young people between the ages of 18- 

24 have the urge to light a cigarette. 60% of 

non smokers agree to a cigarette price hike as 

a strategic move in the war against smoking, 

as opposed to a mere 18% among smokers. 

Women agree to the price hike more than men. 

About 50% of smokers would like to quit, and 

about 60% of them want their spouse/partner 

to quit smoking. 93% of non smokers would like 

their spouses/partners to quit smoking. 

The ICA launches Joint Smoking 

Cessation Campaign with 

Canaan Traffic Advertising, with 

the following advertising slogan 

positioned at the rear of public 

transportation vehicles: 'Keep 

your distance (from cigarettes)!' 

The ICA launched a joint campaign with Canaan 

Traffic Advertising in advertising slogans 

positioned at the rear of public transportation 

vehicles with assistance from BBDO/Gitam 

advertising agency. As part of the campaign, 

signs were placed on about 50 buses throughout 

Gush Dan (Metropolitan area of Tel Aviv) 

bearing the slogan: "Keep your distance (from 

cigarettes)!" with a referral to smoking cessation 

workshops conducted by the ICA. The campaign 

slogan uses the imagery of road safety 

and the dangers inherent in driving, in order to 

warn the general population about smoking 

and cigarette use and to call upon them to join 

smoking cessation workshops led by ICA. The 

campaign as mentioned was launched in association 

with Canaan Traffic Advertising, which 

contributed the advertising, and it ran for about 

three weeks. Our thanks go to Canaan Traffic 

Advertising which donated the signs for the 

campaign, and Marketing Deputy CEO, Yuval 

Atad and Customer Portfolios Manager, Dikla 

Yedidia-Glazer. 

New 

Publications 

Cancer and the 

Environment 

There has been much talk 

about the relationship 

between cancer and 

exposure to environmental 

substances. The ICA has 

published a new booklet 

on the subject of "Cancer 

and the Environment" 

which contains information 

regarding factors that 

have been proven to 

be or are suspected of 

being cancer-causing, 

and measures that may 

be taken in order to 

reduce exposure to them. 

Additionally, the booklet 

contains an explanation as 

to how scientists discover 

which substances put us 

at a high risk of developing 

cancer. It should be 

underlined that despite the 

fact that toxic substances 

may cause other health 

related problems, this 

booklet focuses solely on 

cancer diseases. At the 

end of the booklet one 

may find information about 

the government authorities 

responsible for reducing 

exposure to cancercausing 

substances and 

several sources of further 

information.

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New 

Publications 

Female Sexuality 

The ICA has published a new 

and comprehensive booklet on 

female sexuality and fertility. The 

information contained in the booklet 

was collected for and geared 

towards women who contracted 

various cancer diseases, and 

refers to a wide range of diseases, 

treatments and conditions. The 

booklet is divided into five main 

parts. The first section briefly 

describes the female anatomy, 

the second section focuses on 

frequent problems related to sexual 

functioning and provides the reader 

with different coping tools, the third 

section deals in different treatments 

administered to combat cancer, 

side effects and ways of preventing 

them or coping with them, the 

fourth section deals in pregnancy, 

contraceptives and fertility problems 

and the fifth section contains 

frequently asked questions and 

answers to these questions, in 

order to assist the cancer patient 

in coping and adapting to changes 

in her sex life. Sexuality is an 

important part of our lives which is 

expressed in the need for intimacy, 

contact, warmth, connection and 

pleasure. There are couples who feel 

embarrassed and find it difficult to 

adapt to their new situation, which 

is perfectly natural. Despite the vast 

amount of knowledge that exists 

on the impact of the disease and 

its treatment on sexuality, many a 

time the patient and medical staff 

neglect the issue of sexuality, due 

to erroneous myths, culture and 

lifestyle, embarrassment, emotional 

baggage from the past, nature of the 

couple's life together, and how the 

environment reacts. 



Preventing Harmful Effects 

of the Sun and Early Detection 

of Skin Cancer 

Some twenty odd years ago, the ICA began 

educational activities for the general population, 

with the aim of reducing the harmful effects of 

the sun and increasing awareness as to the 

importance of early detection. As part of this 

program, a “Skin Awareness Week” has been 

held annually for the past 15 years, at the beginning 

of each summer, for the general public 

and children, alongside educational activities, 

including seminars, health awareness days and 

the list goes on and on. 

Smart in the Sun 

Skin Cancer Prevention and Early 

Detection Awareness Week 

Skin Cancer Awareness Week, now in its 15th 

Photo: Israel Hadari 

year, took place in mid-June this year. Thanks 

to this campaign, the early detection rate for 

melanoma rose by fivefold, both among women 

and among men. During this week, an information 

campaign was held on skin cancer and it 

early detection, which included a TV radio and 

newspaper campaign, as well as dozens of 

information booths positioned in central areas 

in different cities. Additionally, over 300 test 

stations for early detection of skin cancer were 

set up all over Israel, in conjunction with the 

healthcare funds and with assistance from the 

Israel Society of Dermatology and Venerology 

and the Israel Society for Plastic Surgeons. 

Press Conference 

As the opening of "Skin Cancer and Early 

Detection Awareness Week" approached, an 

ICA press conference was held on June 11, 

2006 at Beit Sokolov. During the press conference 

up to date statistics were released about 

skin cancer morbidity in Israel, new research 

studies in the field were presented and the 

inception of Skin Cancer and Early Detection 

Awareness Week was announced. Prior to the 

press conference, a fashion show displaying 

radiation blocking clothing and hats was held 

on the lawn with models, such as Eldad Amir 

and children. Among those attending the press 

conference were Prof. Robin Marks, Chairman 

of the International Dermatology Association, 

researcher at the University of Melbourne 

in Australia, a physician in the Dermatology 

Ward at St. Vincent Hospital and a member of 

Victoria's Skin and Cancer Foundation, Australia, 

Dr. Micha Barhanna, Director of the National 

Cancer Registry at the Ministry of Health, and 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General. 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General, announced 

the opening of "Skin Cancer Prevention and 

Early Detection Awareness Week" and reported 

that "since we first initiated the Skin Cancer 

Awareness Week campaign 14 years ago, there 

has been a significant increase in the diagnosis 

of melanoma in Israel and there has been a

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declining trend in the number of new patients. 

The objective of this Awareness Week is to 

instill awareness in the minds of the general 

population and to enrich its knowledge about 

the dangers inherent in exposure to the sun. 

According to surveys that we conducted it is 

evident that there is higher awareness among 

the Israeli public about the harmful effects of the 

sun, and there is testimony to the fact that this 

awareness is evident in a behavioral change and 

in a steadily growing trend of adopting protective 

measures that have the potential to reduce the 

risk of skin cancer". 

Prof. Robin Marks, Chairman of the International 

Dermatology Association, who participated in 

the ICA press conference, spoke about the 

efforts being made in Australia to combat skin 

cancer. The public health services in Australia 

began developing educational programs for the 

general population and for professionals early 

in the game, to reduce not only the incidence 

rates of these tumors but also to precipitate the 

stages at which they are discovered and treated. 

Today these campaigns have touched almost 

everyone throughout Australia in one way or 

another. He asserts that many achievements 

have been made thanks to these efforts, but 

that there is still a long road ahead. 

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Declining Trend in Malignant 

Melanoma Incidence in Israel 

At the press conference, Dr. Micha Barhanna, 

Director of the National Cancer Registry in 

the Ministry of Health, delivered an update on 

malignant melanoma incidence rates for 2006, 

indicating a declining trend in incidence 

among men and stability among women. 

An additional finding was the stabilization 

of early detection rates of the disease, after 

a sharp rise in these rates when in actuality 

about 30% of the patients are diagnosed with 

a localized disease, in which there are greater 

possibilities for treatment and a higher cure 

rate. The statistics as a whole indicate that the 

survival and cure rates are anticipated to be 

higher for those diagnosed from the outset of 

the 21st century. The reason for the decline in 

incidence and in the change that has occurred 

towards a diagnosis at earlier stages, is related 

to primary and secondary prevention activities, 

in other words, reduced exposure to the sun 

and increased awareness among the population 

as to suspicious lesions or moles and the need 

have them checked. 

New Survey conducted as the summer 

approaches reveals surprising 

findings about public attitudes 

about the harmful effects of the sun 

As summer 2006 approached, a new survey 

was conducted by the ICA held by Market 

Watch, revealing that the general population 

is aware of the harmful effects of the sun. 

The survey was held at the end of April 2006, 

with 500 interviews participating, constituting 

a national and representative sample of the 

Hebrew speaking population in Israel and a 

computerized telephone poll was conducted 

in which the participants were asked what 

the harmful effects of the sun are. The survey 

indicated that there is a very high awareness 

of 89% among the general population, who 

knew that the sun exposure causes skin cancer. 

The survey participants responded as follows, 

without having responses read to them during 

the telephone poll: 

New 

Publication 

Oncology Lexicon 

The ICA published an oncology 

lexicon containing 300 professional 

terms relating to cancer and 

prevention methods. The lexicon 

is geared toward cancer patients 

and their families and it has been 

published courtesy of Roche 

Pharmaceuticals Israel as part 

of a unique venture. The terms in 

the lexicon appear in Hebrew and 

in English and their definition is 

written in clear, simple and reader 

friendly Hebrew. The ICA Resource 

Center collected and defined 

the terms upon consulting with 

Prof. Dan Adreka and Dr. Yaakov 

Lawrence of the Oncology Institute 

at the Sheba Medical Center Tel 

Hashomer 

Updated 

Publications 

Additional new booklets in Arabic 

courtesy of the COPE Project 

In a joint COPE Project and ICA 

venture, additional booklets have 

recently been published in Arabic. 

The COPE Project has published 

seven indispensable booklets for 

cancer patients in Arabic: rights 

and services for the cancer patient, 

supportive nutritional treatment, 

hormonal treatment for breast cancer, 

radiotherapy for breast cancer, 

chemotherapy, everything you wanted 

to know about cancer but were afraid 

to ask, and questions and answers 

about breast cancer. The information 

in Arabic is comprehensive and up to 

date, and we all hope that it will assist 

the Arab sector in effectively coping 

with cancer and beating the disease.

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Skin cancer 89% 

Spots on the skin 60.4% 

Wrinkles too 54% 

Didn't know at all 4% 

The Majority of the General Population 

uses sun-protective measures 

in addition to sunscreen 

The majority of the general population uses 

protective measures such as staying the shade, 

wearing a hat, and wearing clothing that covers 

the entire body, aside from using sunscreen 

during exposure to the sun. 20% of the public 

indicated that they use sunscreen only, 41% 

indicated that they also stay in the shade, 

47% indicated that they also wear a hat, 36% 

indicated that they wear some type of clothing, 

as presented in the following table: 

During sun exposure, and when using a 

sunscreen, do you use other protective 

measures, such as staying in the shade, 

wearing a hat, shirt, pants 

Use sunscreen only 20.2% 

Stay in the shade 41.2% 

Wear a hat as well 46.7% 

Wear a shirt or pants 36.2% 

Don't know 11.5% 

Total 100.0% 

Photo: Israel Hadari 

the sun. As part of the informational campaign, 

the ICA and Jetix TV channel produced seven 

humoristic infomercials starring the channel 

moderators, Ronny B, Dudu Erez, Udi Gotshlek, 

Aviad Bentov, Ilan Peled, Efrat Enzel, Asaf 

Foreman, and Samuel the wandering correspondent; 

the content of these infomercials 

was specially tailored to Jetix's target audience, 

children between the ages of 5 and 14. The 

subject matter of the infomercials was based 

on an educational program for healthy behavior 

of children and they aired accompanied by 

extensive PR activity as well as by national field 

activity conducted by ICA counselors in summer 

camps and in nurseries and kindergartens. The 

educational campaign aired on the Jetix Channel 

from the beginning of the summer vacation and 

throughout the entire summer season. 



Additionally, the survey indicated that there are 

significant differences between young people 

and older adults, such that among those between 

the ages of 35 and 54 about 52% stay 

in the shade, while only 25% of young people 

between the ages of 18 and 24 do so. 

The ICA and Jetix TV channel 

launched a joint educational 

health campaign for children during 

the summer vacation 

The ICA and Jetix TV channel launched an 

educational and informational health campaign 

for children during the summer vacation, which 

engaged in proper behavior when exposed to 

Additional Educational Activities 

to Advance the Fight 

against Cancer Diseases 

The International Union against 

Cancer (UICC) launched a global 

annual campaign to increase 

awareness of cancer diseases

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The International Union against Cancer, UICC, 

represented in Israel by the ICA, launched a global 

campaign in early February 2006 with the aim 

of increasing global awareness about cancer. 

According to the International Union against 

Cancer's decision, the campaign focused on 

many aspects of the war against cancer, such 

as: steps to increase public awareness through a 

long term plan including conveying information, 

educating toward a healthy lifestyle, conveying 

messages through the media channels and 

placing a special emphasis on prevention, early 

detection, diagnosis and treatment. The global 

campaign places an emphasis on the need 

for a focused strategy to introduce behavioral 

changes in society. The International Union 

against Cancer intends to mark this campaign 

each year and focus on a different subject each 

time. This year the campaign focused on cancer 

among children, under the slogan "my child 

matters", in order to increase awareness about 

cancer among children and youth from age 0 to 

18. As part of the campaign, all entities that are 

organization members all over the world, includ- 

ing the ICA in Israel, were requested to report to 

the organization and publish information about 

their endeavors on behalf of children who have 

cancer. On the day the campaign was launched, 

the ICA aired public service announcements 

on all TV channels through Gitam/BBDO, with 

the objective of inviting cancer patients, their 

families and the general population to refer to 

the ICA for information. 

The ICA initiates and offers many services for the 

welfare of children with cancer, as specified in 

the Chapter on Rehabilitation and Welfare. 

The ICA Enlists Perah in Promoting 

Health and Cancer Prevention 

The Information and Education Dept. delivered 

training to coordinators of the "Helath 

Education" project of Perah Organization; in 

these training sessions lectures were given 

on the significant role of educational activity in 

preventing smoking and sun exposure among 

youth and school pupils. The coordinators also 

received educational material from the ICA, which 

they and many other students involved in the 

Health Education project used in their activity in 

schools, whereby the number of pupils hearing 

smoking and sun exposure prevention lectures 

significantly increased. 

"Don't Remove Cancer Patients 

from the Budget Framework…nor 

from the Framework for Life!" The 

ICA joins the struggle of cancer 

patients to include new life saving 

medications in the drug package 

Prof. Eliezer Robinson, ICA Chairman, and 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General, wrote a 

letter personally addressed to the Minister of 

Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, regarding 

the health package for 2006. In their letter, 

they requested to immediately reevaluate 

the budgetary priorities of the Israeli government 

and of the Ministry of Finance, because 

there can be no argument that outweighs the 

imperative to save lives! At the same time, the 

ICA published ads in the newspapers on this

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פירסומים שעודכנו 

Booklet of Chefs' Recipes 

for Healthy Nutrition 

As the flag bearer of 

increasing awareness of 

proper nutrition, and of the 

importance of maintaining 

a healthy lifestyle, the ICA 

Marketing Dept. produced a 

special booklet containing 

Chefs' healthy recipes as 

part of the Passover mailing 

sent to ICA supporters. 

Israel's leading chefs 

offered their assistance, 

contributing their vast 

experience and their 

recipes: Haim Cohen, Chef 

on the Cooking Program: 

"Garlic, Pepper and Olive 

Oil", Amir Kalfon, Chef of 

"Ye'arot Hacarmel", Eiran 

Shtroitman, Chef of "Orca" 

Restaurant, Guta and 

Guy Ben Simchon, Chefs 

of "La Guta" Restaurant, 

Adoni Meir, Chef of Katit 

Restaurant, Nir Tzuk, 

Chef of Cordelia Noa and 

Gafa Bar restaurants, Ran 

Shmueli, Chef of Shmueli 

Catering, Shalom Kadosh, 

Chef of the Sheraton Plaza 

Hotel, Victor Gloger, Chef of 

Cloalis Restaurant, Yoram 

Nitzan, Chef of Mul Hayam 

Restaurant, and Daniel 

Zach, Chef of Carmela 

Banahala Restaurant. The 

booklet also contains tips 

on healthy nutrition and the 

chefs' recommendations 

for healthy cooking. The 

booklet entered the ICA 

publications database and 

is distributed free of charge 

to the general public. 



subject in conjunction with the Israeli Society 

for Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy; later 

on additional letters were formulated, one of 

them written along with the Directors of other 

large non profit social welfare organizations. 

The ICA, working in close collaboration with the 

National Oncology Council, played a significant 

role in gaining the many achievements that were 

accomplished in the inclusion of oncological 

drugs in the health package. 

Joint Activity with Science Seeking 

Youth Group 

In an attempt to expand its activities and influence, 

the Information and Education Dept. has 

begun joint activity with the Science Seeking 

Youth Group. As part of this activity, geared 

toward elementary to high school pupils, ICA 

counselors will join in on cancer related activities, 

smoking and sun exposure prevention, and 

they will hold joint seminars with senior lecturers 

under the auspices of the ICA. 

Avi Etgar Headed National Campaign 

for the Collection of Fountain 

Pens for the ICA 

Broadcaster Avi Etgar, launched a national 

campaign to collect fountain pens from the 

general population for the ICA, on his program 

"Etgar's Choice Selection", which airs on Saturday 

afternoon on Reshet Bet on the Voice of Israel 

(Israel's official radio station). This collection 

campaign was held with assistance from "IPC 

– the Israel Pen Club". The pens were renewed 

and artistically redesigned by pen experts from 

the "Israel Pen Club" who breathed new life into 

them, and were then auctioned and sold to the 

highest bidder. The proceeds from the public 

auction went to the ICA towards the fight against 

cancer diseases in Israel. 

ICA wins Roaring Lion Award 

in the Non-Profit Organizations 

Category 

For the second year in a row, the ICA won First 

Place in the Non-Profit Organizations Category 

and was presented with the Roaring Lion Award 

at the annual event held by the public relations 

industry in Israel, initiated by the Israel Public Relations 

and Spokespersonship Association. 

The prize which was presented to Nava Inbar, 

ICA Spokesperson, was awarded for the PR 

campaign for the ICA Mobile Mammography 

Unit as well as for the PR for the Annual Door 

Knock Fundraising Campaign 2005. The prize 

was awarded in early July at a special event 

convening the public relations industry in Israel, 

at the new Cameri Theater Auditorium in Tel 

Aviv. This competition aims to promote excellence 

among those engaged in public relations, 

spokespersonship and media consultation in 

Israel. PR campaigns implemented during 2005 

were submitted in the competition. 

At the event, 11 Roaring Lion awards were 

presented to campaign according to various 

categories, and the winners were presented 

with the Roaring Lion statuette, designed by 

sculptor and PR man, Moshe Dayan. The 

winner of the Campaign of the Year Award was 

the Israeli Teachers Struggle for a Reform in the 

Education System, a campaign conducted by 

Gitam Porter Novelli, on behalf of the Israel 

Teachers Union. This campaign was selected 

out of all the campaigns that won in different 

categories. 

The ICA won an International 

Prize Awarded by the Center for 

Association Leadership 

The ICA won a very prestigious prize for its 

endeavors in the fight against cancer in Israel, 

presented by the Center for Association Leadership 

in the United States, which engages in 

empowering leading organizations and associations 

throughout the globe. Each year, the Center for 

Association Leadership awards prizes to social 

welfare organizations and associations across 

the globe that have accomplished outstanding 

achievements with the aim of creating a better 

world. The prize, in addition to being awarded

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to the ICA, was also awarded to other organizations 

such as the American Organization for 

the Advancement of Women's Status, the 

American Civil Rights Organization/Movement 

and the American Medical Association Code of 

Medical Ethics. 

Israel Cancer Association 

Services 

Telemeida Information Network in 

Arabic 

The ICA Telemeida and Information Network in 

Arabic was established in mid-2003, and since 

the outset of its activity, it began providing solutions 

to callers 24 hours a day. The Telemeida 

is supervised by Fatten Gattesse, ICA Arab 

Sector Coordinator, and with assistance from 

Mrs. Ariela Litvitz, Northern Region Social 

Worker, and social worker Mrs. Haned Abeiyeh. 

Prof. Jamal Zeidan, Director of the Oncology 

Institute at Sieff Hospital in Safed is the volunteer 

medical and scientific consultant. 

There is a diverse caller population referring 

to the information and support hotline, and 

many calls are received from patients who 

have been diagnosed with cancer, patients 

who are recovering from the disease, relatives 

and acquaintances of patients who require 

information, contact or support, as well as from 

professionals and the general population using 

ICA information booklets who would like additional 

information. In most cases, some of them 

identify themselves and some prefer to remain 

anonymous. The content of the conversations 

ranges from conversations seeking to obtain 

answers to questions about different types of 

cancers, to warm conversations that are aimed 

at providing emotional support to callers who 

are in distress, have lost hope and are helpless. 

Requests for financial assistance to purchase 

expensive drugs frequently feature among the 

calls as well. Advertising of the hotline through 

the media channels has led to a significant increase 

in the number of calls. Marketing activity 

is currently underway to promote the hotline at 

hospitals and in welfare offices. 

This project was made possible due to the 

support of pfizer Ltd. 

Telemeida in Russian 

In summing up the initial years of activity of the 

Telemeida service in Russian, positive trends 

are clearly evident, with a steady increase in 

the number of callers to the hotline in Russian. 

Over 1,000 people called the hotline in the first 

half of 2005. No increase in callers of a younger 

age has been observed over the years; however 

there has been a steady increase in the number 

of callers who are 50 years of age and older. 

Upon analyzing the statistics, it appears that 

the Telemeida service in Russian located in the 

north serves callers from all over Israel to the 

same extent – from Nahariya, Haifa, and the 

Krayot in the north, all the way to Beer Sheva 

and Ahskelon in the south. Dr. Samion Shapiro, 

Manager of the Telemeida in Russian, summed 

up the service's initial years of activity. 

Genetics and Cancer Booklet 

Cancer is the most prevalent disease in the 

world, and the risk of very person of contracting 

it during his/her lifetime ranges anywhere 

from 30% to 50%. Most of cases of cancer are 

random, and in such cases the disease appears 

without a familial tendency to develop cancer. 

About 5% to 10% of cancer cases develop 

against a backdrop of familial tendency, which 

increases the risk of contracting cancer during 

one's lifetime. In families in which there is such 

a hereditary tendency, many family members 

contract cancer. Some of these same family 

cases are caused by inherited cancer syndromes, 

which may be identified by clarifying the familial 

history and running special lab tests. The ICA in 

conjunction with TEVA Pharmaceuticals produced 

a new booklet containing comprehensive and 

up to date information about what hereditary 

cancer syndromes have in common, while focusing 

on several main syndromes. The booklet

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Everything you need to know 

about genetics and cancer 

and intricate demands upon patients and upon 

those who provide them with care and support. 

This booklet was originally written over ten 

years ago, and has been recently published in 

a renewed and up to date edition for parents 

of children who have cancer, children coping 

with the disease, and their families, in order to 

help them contend with all aspects of cancer. 

This booklet serves as a comprehensive and 

was written in order to help patients and their 

families in expanding their knowledge about 

hereditary cancer syndromes. 

Children and Young People with 

Cancer 

In recent years, there has been an increase in 

cancer recovery rates among children. Many 

treatment methods exist today, which may in 

most cases facilitate full recovery, an increase 

in life expectancy for the patient, and a return 

to the normal routine of childhood, or periods of 

respite from the disease. It should be borne in 

mind that treatment of different types of cancer 

disease during childhood places complicated 

broad based guide and deals with diagnostic 

methods, detection, treatment and ways of 

coping with cancer diseases that are prevalent 

among children and youth. 



Early Detection 

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Breast Cancer 

The ICA continues to support the operation of 

regional Clinics for the early detection of breast 

cancer throughout the country. 

The national education program promoting 

breast care awareness and recognition of 

the importance of early detection of breast 

cancer is conducted for all women in Israel. 

Efforts are invested in various sectors of the 

population such as the Arab sector, Kibbutzim, 

new immigrants, Ultra-Orthodox women, etc. 

Informative material on the subject is distributed 

in hundreds of thousands of copies in Hebrew, 

Arabic and Russian. 

National Mammography Project 

The National Mammography Project initiated and 

currently run by the ICA in conjunction with the 

Ministry of Health and the Healthcare Funds, has 

been monitoring breast cancer detection activity 

in Israel for the past thirteen years. Prof. Gad 

Rennert, Director of the Community Medicine 

and Epidemiology at Carmel Hospital, heads 

this evaluation program. 

Since the outset of this program, the number 

of mammography units operating in Israel has 

grown from 20 to 56 - 44 of which are currently 

monitored by the National Mammography Project. 

This monitoring program consists of operation 

under defined national and international standards, 

that provides the necessary information 

and facilitate monitoring of detection quality. 

These institutes under quality assurance control, 

receive complete information on these detection 

rates, on the features of tumors detected and 

possible false negative results. 

The main objective of the National Mammography 

Project is to ensure a decrease in breast 

cancer mortality rates, as has been proven 

in population studies that have found a 30% 

decrease in mortality in women screened over 

the age of 50. 

This year the scheduled appointments for mammography 

screening continue, conducted in 

close collaboration with the healthcare funds. 

All women between the ages of 50 and 74 are 

summoned once every two years. The mammography 

program and summoning activity 

have raised the compliance rate, which currently 

stands at about 65%. 

Satisfaction Survey - Mammography 

Institutes in Israel 

Over the past year a telephone survey was 

conducted to rate satisfaction with National 

Mammography Project mammography institutes 

in Israel, established upon the initiative of 

the ICA and operated in collaboration with the 

Ministry of Health and the healthcare funds. 

The survey was conducted among a sample 

of 3300 women who were screened at one of 

the 38 institutes that are part of the National 

Mammography Project. 

The women were interviewed within two days 

of having undergone the test and were asked 

to rate on a scale from 1 to 6 their satisfaction 

with the physical conditions at the institute 

and the treatment of the attending staff; they 

were also asked to evaluate pain during the 

test, the degree to which their privacy was 

maintained and their general satisfaction 

with the institute. 77% of the women rated 

their overall satisfaction with the institute very 

high, 19% expressed great satisfaction and only 

4% of the women expressed average or lower 

satisfaction. Great satisfaction was conveyed 

regarding physical conditions at the institutes, 

treatment of the attending staff and the degree 

to which privacy was maintained throughout the 

entire process. 25% of the women indicated 

that the test was painful. 90% of the women 

indicated that they were admitted by the institute 

office within 10 minutes of their arrival. 

Slight differences between private institutes 

and public institutes emerged in the rating of 

overall satisfaction and satisfaction with the 

physical conditions at the institute, in favor of 

the private institutes; however no difference 

was found between the institutes in satis-

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faction components referring to treatment 

of the attending staff, the degree to which 

privacy is maintained and pain experienced 

during the test. The percentage of women who 

expressed average and lower overall satisfaction 

ranged from 0% to 13% at the various institutes. 

Satisfaction with the service of the Michal 

Mobile Mammography Unit was very high 

– 84% of the women who were tested in the 

mobile unit rated overall satisfaction very high 

and only 1% of the women who were tested 

in the mobile unit expressed low satisfaction 

with the service. 

Mobile Mammography Unit – 

“Michal” 

The ICA Mobile Mammography Unit – “Michal” 

is now in its fifth year of operation throughout the 

country. The Mobile Unit’s objective is to enable 

women from a low socio-economic bracket, 

residing in remote areas, such as women from 

Arab villages and new immigrants, to undergo 

a mammography screening close to home, with 

the aim of improving screening accessibility 

and compliance. In mid- 2004 both Maccabi 

Healthcare Services and Leumit Healthcare 

Services joined the Mobile Mammography Unit 

"Michal" which has been operating in collaboration 

with the Clalit Healthcare Services. Since 

mobile unit's operation, the gaps in compliance 

rates that formerly existed between the various 

sectors of the population have been considerably 

narrowed. 

The mobile unit is staffed by a professional team 

of Mor-Mar, the company in charge of performing 

and deciphering the screening tests. A personal 

invitation letter is sent to women of appropriate 

age in every town the mobile reaches and ads 

are placed in the local newspapers announcing 

the mobile’s scheduled activity in the region. 

(Please see Chapter on Public Education and 

Information for more details about the Mobile 

Unit's activity) 

Familial Cancer – Counseling 

Program for Families at High 

Risk 

People with a family history of certain types of 

cancer among first-degree relatives, such as 

colorectal, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer 

and melanoma are considered to be at high risk 

for developing cancer diseases. 

For the past eight years, the Carmel Hospital 

in Haifa and the Tel Aviv Medical Center, have 

been operating counseling clinics for high risk 

population. 

This project is run in association with the ICA, 

which continues to finance the employment of 

the professional staff operating the service. 

The Israel Breast and Ovarian 

Cancer Consortium 

A joint research which was conducted under 

the direction of prof. Efrat Levi-Lahad of the 

Genetics Unit at the Shaarei Tzedek Medical 

Center, representing the Israel Breast Cancer 

Consortium, which operates with financial assistance 

from the ICA, in collaboration with Dr. 

Mary Claire King of Washington University in 

Seattle; the study examined over 660 BRCA1 

and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers in Israel and 

the United States, showing that familial factors 

may have a significant impact on the risk of a 

specific malignancy in BRCA1 or BRCA2 carriers. 

For More information see p.71. 



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Beit natan continues to run the mammography 

screening encouragement project 

among ultra-Orthodox women with the 

assitance of the ICA. The program is built 

on a personal connection – woman to 

woman; Beit Natan interviewers undergo 

special training, forging connections with 

ultra-Orthodox women over the age of 50 

according to healthcare fund lists. Ties have 

been forged with thousands of women in 

this project and there has been a 16%-18% 

increase in the rate of compliance. 


For over 10 years, the ICA has been adopting 

the recommendations of the World Health Organization 

and the International Union against 

Cancer (UICC) regarding the importance of 

screening populations at high risk for developing 

colorectal cancer. The program combines 

public education within the community and in 

the workplace. Aiming to promote awareness 

as to the importance of early detection and 

to raise the test compliance rate, the ICA has 

been financing special activity at three centers 

which have presented a program of excellence 

to detect high risk population, while conducting 

training activity for professional and educational 

staff for the general public. 

In 2006, the program was conducted at the 

following medical centers: Assaf Harofeh in 

Tzrifin, Meir in Kfar Saba, and Poriah medical 

center in Tiberias.. 

The above medical centers were requested 

to operate according to recommendations 

formulated at the consensus meeting sponsored 

by the Ministry of Health, the ICA, and 

the Israel Medical Association, with specialists 

from abroad participating. The recommendations 

established the necessity of targeted screening 

for early detection of colorectal cancer among 

the healthy population over the age of 50, as 

well as the need to conduct educational activity 

among professionals and the general public to 

detect families and groups at high risk. 

Even when everything 

seems to be o.k., you 

should be certain about it. 

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 

For the past three years, in early March, the ICA 

announces the inception of Colorectal Cancer 

Awareness month. This event, held in Israel, 

and throughout the world, is officially declared 

at a special press conference, with the leading 

experts in the field of digestion and Ministry of 

Health representatives in attendance. During 

this month, the ICA conducts an extensive 

educational campaign through all public media 

channels. This advocacy campaign includes TV 

public service announcements tailored specifically 

for this subject in Hebrew, and Russian, 

taking part in various radio broadcasts, an 

open expert hotline on Galei Tzahal (IDF radio 

station), as well as advertisements in the local 

and national newspapers, in Hebrew, Russian 

and Arabic (for more on activity during this month 

please see Chapter on Public Education and 

Information). 

The slogan chosen to lead ICA's educational 

campaign is "Colorectal Cancer, you don't see 

it, you don't feel it until it explodes. Have you 

reached the age of 50 Early detection can 

save lives, you should get tested!"

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Detection of Colorectal Cancer 

The Ministry of Health responded affirmatively to 

ICA's initiative and announced the implementation 

of the National Program for the Early Detection 

of Colorectal Cancer. This program is similar 

to the longtime National Program for the Early 

Detection of Breast Cancer. The necessity of 

this program for colorectal cancer is evidenced 

by the fact that it is one of the main causes of 

mortality resulting from malignant diseases in 

Israel and its early detection may significantly 

increase chances for a cure and recovery. 

As part of this healthcare fund program, every 

person over the age of 50 is summoned to 

undergo an occult fecal blood test once a year. 

For those at high risk, it is recommended to 

undergo a colonscopy. 

The following goals were set for 

the National Program: 

• Conducting occult fecal blood tests for at 

least 50% of the target population in a year. 

• 30% decrease in colorectal cancer mortality 

rates. 

The reporting and follow up shall be conducted 

through the Center for the Early Detection of 

Colorectal Cancer (which coordinates the medical 

program, the computers and administrative 

and computer workers) which will compile all the 

data received and through a steering committee 

comprised of the representatives of the healthcare 

funds, a representative of the Ministry of 

Health and a representative of the ICA, Steering 

Committee Chairman, Prof. Gadi Rennert. The 

Steering Committee will convene on a regular 

basis to coordinate the transfer of information 

from the healthcare funds to the Center for the 

Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer, to monitor 

the progress of the National Program. 

Skin Cancer Awareness Week 

Now in its fourteenth year, the Skin Cancer 

Awareness Campaign aims to increase awareness 

as to the importance of preventing the harmful 

effects of the sun and the early detection of 

skin cancer. The campaign emphasizes public 

education in all that concerns avoiding exposure 

to the sun at dangerous hours and taking safety 

precautions for ‘sun smart’ exposure, as well 

as raising awareness of the importance of early 

detection (see Chapter on Public Education and 

Information for more details). As part of the ICA 

campaign informative material is distributed at 

IDF bases, in schools, etc. Additionally, the ICA 

operates a national network of 400 screening 

stations accessible to the public. Early detection 

rates have risen significantly since the outset 

of the campaign. The main change that may 

be evidenced in recent years is the drop in incidence 

rates (rate of new patients) diagnosed 

in Israel. The increase in morbidity rates that 

typified Israel in recent decades has come to 

a standstill and currently, statistics obtained 

for 2002-2004 incidence rates indicated that 

melanoma rates have begun to drop among 

men and women alike. 

Early Detection Program 

The ICA encourages the submittal of research 

proposals in the field of early detection. As part 

of the Early Detection Committee's activity, the 

following programs were approved for financing 

this year: 

Prof. N Arber of the Tel Aviv Medical Center – 

Are E1317Q gene carriers for APC at increased 

risk for malignancies of the digestive system 

Dr. V. Meiner of Hadassah Ein Karem - 

Neurofibromatosis in Israel: program for diagnosis, 

monitoring and early detection. 

Dr. Y. Lechter and Prof. R. Eliakim of the 

Technion – 

Early detection and prevention of familial pancreatic 

cancer. 

Dr. T. Elweiss of Hadassah Ein Karem – 

Breast screenings for women in workplaces in 

the Jerusalem region. 

Prof. A. Friedman of Sheba Medical Center– 

Early detection program for pancreatic cancer in 

BRCA2 mutation carriers in prototype cells.

Rehabilitation 

and Welfare 

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Seminars for the General 

Public 

Seminars on various subjects are organized on 

a frequent basis by the ICA Rehabilitation and 

Welfare Dept., focusing on various cancer-related 

subjects such as: treatment methods, side 

effects and how the patient and his/her family 

deal with the disease. The positive feedback 

that we have received about the seminars 

reinforces their significance and the need to 

continue holding seminars for cancer patients 

and their families each year. 

For the First Time: Seminar for 

Lung Cancer Patients and their 

Families 

The seminar for lung cancer patients and their 

families took place at the end of November at the 

ICA offices with 120 patients and their families 

participating. The attendees heard lectures delivered 

by leading experts in the field. Dr. Maya 

Gottfried lectured on: "Lung cancer stages 

and treatment", Dr. Milton Saota lectured on 

"Surgical treatment of lung cancer", Prof. Einat 

Even Sapir lectured on: "PET CT in lung cancer" 

and psychologist Ronit Felmon presented 

psychological aspects of coping with cancer". 

Following lunch a panel of experts consisting 

of the seminar lecturers was held to answer 

questions. The seminar was held courtesy of 

Roche Pharmaceuticals Israel Ltd. 

Seminar for Colorectal Cancer 

Patients 

A seminar for colorectal cancer patients took 

place in March 2006, marking Colorectal Cancer 

and Early Detection Awareness Month. The 

conference was held at the Kfar Hamaccabiya 

Hotel for colorectal cancer patients and their 

partners. About 400 patients and their families 

from all over the country participated in the 

seminar. Dr. Arie Figer of the Oncology Network 

at the Tel Aviv Medical Center led the seminar. 

Prof. Dan Adreka, of Sheba Medical Center 

spoke about "Colorectal Cancer – prevalence, 

genetics, phenomena and diagnosis". 

Dr. Baruch Brenner of the Rabin Medical Center, 

Belinson Campus lectured on: "Supplementary 

treatment for primary colorectal tumors". Dr. 

Ayala Hubert of the Hadassah Medical Center 

Ein Karem spoke about ""Innovations in treating 

patients with metastasic colorectal cancer", 

and Dr. Maya Gifes of the Shaarei Tzedek 

Medical Center lectured on: "How to improve 

the oncology patient's quality of life". Follow-

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ing the lectures a performance "Staying alive" 

was delivered by Yael Kapitolnik, followed by 

a lunch and the event concluded with a panel 

of experts that answered the audience's questions. 

The seminar took place courtesy of Roche 

Pharmaceuticals Israel Ltd. 

Lymphoma and Leukemia Cancer 

Patient Seminar 

A seminar was held for lymphoma and leukemia 

patients in April at Kfar Hamaccabiya. Hundreds 

of patients and their families took part in the 

event which is held once a year with a steadily 

increasing number of patients taking an interest. 

Prof. Gill Lugassi, Chairman of the Israel Society 

of Hematology and Blood Transfusion led the 

seminar. Dr. Avraham Avigdor of Sheba Medical 

Center lectured on: "Risk factors for developing 

lymphomas, CLL and acute leukemias". Prof. 

Dina Ben Yehuda of Hadassah Medical Center 

Ein Karem lectured on: "Treating lymphomas 

– present and future". Prof. Ofer Spielberg of 

the Rabin Medical Center, Belinson Campus 

lectured on: "Treating leukemias – present and 

future" and Dr. Miri Cohen of Rambam Medical 

Center presented the participants with "Ways 

of coping with cancer". Artist Anat Barzilai's 

unique humoristic performance was followed 

by lunch and a question and answer panel. The 

seminar was held courtesy of Roche Pharmaceuticals 

Israel Ltd. 

For the First Time: Special Seminar 

Devoted Entirely to the Quality 

of Life among Cancer Patients 

For the first time ever, the ICA held a seminar 

entitled: "Adding quality of life to life – for cancer 

patients", devoted entirely to subjects related 

to quality of life of patients coping with cancer. 

The seminar took place as Kfar Hamaccabiya 

and was led by Dr. Frieda Barak, Director of the 

Oncology Unit at Barzilai Medical Center, with 

350 people participating. The attendees heard 

lectures on the following subjects: "Quality of life 

for cancer patients receiving active treatment" 

delivered by Dr. Maya Gifes of Shaarei Tzedek 

Medical Center, "Anemia and quality of life" 

delivered by Dr. Dorit Blickstein of the Rabin 

Medial Center, Belinson Campus, "The fine line 

between private and family oriented – familial 

coping with cancer" delivered by Dr. Michal 

Braun of Hadassah Medical Center Ein Karem, 

"Sleeping disorders" delivered by Dr. Tamar 

Shohat of Haifa University, "Physical activity 

for cancer patients – everything is in our hands 

and feet", delivered by Dr. Na'ama Constantini 

of Hadassah Optimal Jerusalem, and "Senses, 

sensuality and sexuality" delivered by Ms. Gila 

Bruner of Sheba Medical Center. Lunch was 

followed by a panel of experts consisting of the 

lecturers who were joined by a dietician and an 

oncology nurse. The seminar was held courtesy 

of Roche Pharmaceutical Israel Ltd. 

Special Seminar for Young Women 

who Contracted Breast Cancer 

As International Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

approached, the ICA held a special seminar 

for young breast cancer patients up to the age 

of 40. The seminar aimed to relay information 

regarding innovations and updates with diverse

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lectures on subjects such as innovations and 

updates in genetics and breast cancer, breast 

cancer and couplehood, breast restoration 

as part of treatment in young women, health 

sexuality and intimacy while coping with the 

disease, and fertility treatment and retention in 

women with breast cancer. Additionally, upon 

the conclusion of the seminar, a panel of experts 

was held to answer questions, with all the seminar 

lecturers participating joined by a dietician 

and physiotherapist. The seminar was held in 

mid-September courtesy of Roche Pharmaceuticals 

Israel Ltd. at the ICA offices at Beit 

Mati, in memory of the late Mathilde Recanati. 

National Conference for 

Laryngectomy Patients 

In early July, the National Laryngectomy Patients 

Conference was held at Beit Mati at the ICA Offices 

with 50 patients from all over the country 

who have undergone throat surgery participating 

along with their families. The seminar was held 

under the direction of Mrs. Frieda Kornbrut, 

speech therapist, and ICA Speech Rehabilitation 

Supervisor. The patients met with each other, 

got to know one another "over a cup of coffee", 

and heard lectures on: "The way to the throat 

passes through the mouth" delivered by Dr. Eli 

Ronen, Head Physician of "Clalit Smile S.L.E", 

"Communication between movement and body 

and soul" – physical exercise led by Mrs. Ziva 

Peled, and "Innovations in the health package 

and related equipment" delivered by Mrs. Freida 

Kornbrut. The participants gave enthusiastic 

feedback both in writing and verbally and were 

moved by the conference. 

Advanced Study Courses for 

Professionals 

The ICA has been recognized by the Ministry of 

Education as an institution authorized to conduct 

advanced study courses. The professional advanced 

study courses are part of ICA activity to 

train professionals in the unique field of treating 

cancer patients and their families. 

Workshop for Radiotherapists at 

Radiation Institutes 

in Hospitals 

Several meetings were held at hospitals: Rambam, 

Ichilov, Belinson and Tel Hashomer. The workshop 

was led by Prof. Lea Beider with Levana Cohen 

and Aliza Yaffe of the ICA Rehabilitation Dept. 

participating. These meetings were designed to 

provide radiotherapy technicians with primary 

and basic knowledge in psycho-oncology in 

order to enable a structured advanced study 

course in the future, which will provide tools to 

cope with emotional difficulties they experience 

in their encounters with cancer patients. 

Onco-Pediatric Social 

Workers Forum 

The Social Workers Forum was established 

in May at hospitals throughout the country. 

This professional interest group will engage in 

subjects that are crucial to their work such as: 

holistic tools in therapeutic work with children 

and adolescents who have cancer or treatment 

of adolescents who have contracted the 

disease which threatens their life and more. The 

opening meeting took place at the ICA offices in 

mid-May and social workers from the pediatric 

oncology wards at various hospitals throughout 

Israel participated. Levana Cohen and Zehava 

Katz of the Rehabilitation and Welfare Dept. 

represented the ICA. 

Promoting the ICA Sexual Counseling 

Service for Cancer Patients 

Livia Kislev, ICA sexuality consultant, trained 

staff at various medical centers throughout the 

country: Bnei Zion, Hillel Yaffe, Hadassah Ein 

Karem, and the Sir Charles Clore Hostel, with 

the aim of assisting attending staff in heightening 

awareness about sexuality and body image of 

patients despite the sensitivity of the subject and 

in regarding it as an inseparable part of treatment 

intervention. The workshops included a 

discussion about difficulties, attitudes and myths 

concerning sexuality and cancer, imparting relevant

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knowledge and presenting therapeutic options. 

Due to the great demand for such workshops, 

the expansion of training activity for additional 

staff is scheduled to continue. 

The professional target meetings of "Maagan" 

Beer Sheva, Jerusalem, and "Tel Aviv Wellness" 

were held for professional staff. Orit Shapira 

and Rachel Ofir represented the ICA. The 

meetings discussed the strengthening of ties by 

conveying professional messages and raising 

therapeutic issues. 

Rachel Ofir, ICA Southern Region social 

worker, initiated a professional meeting on: 

"Cancer patient rights", with representatives of 

the National Insurance Institute in Beer Sheva, 

a tax consultant, and a social worker from the 

Oncology Institute at Soroka Medical Center in 

Beer Sheva participating. 

Additional professional meetings were held at 

Tel Hashomer and Belinson Medical Centers, 

along with National Insurance Institute staff 

and ICA staff. Orit Shapira represented the 

ICA. The meetings were aimed at strengthening 

ties and streamlining the submission of forms of 

cancer patients to the National Insurance. 

'Yad Lehachlama' 

'Reach to recovery' 

"Female-Personal (nashi-ishi) 

– everybody wins" Meeting 

A special meeting dedicated to empowering 

female cancer survivors was held in early April 

at the Dan Accadia Hotel in Herzliya for a group 

of "Yad Lehachlama" volunteers. The meeting 

was held courtesy of Roche Pharmaceuticals 

Israel Ltd. Thirty "Yad Lehachlama" volunteers 

were invited to take part in two days of fun and 

empowerment. The participants enjoyed two 

days of meetings where they got to know one 

another and bonded, as well as an artistic program 

"Samba Orchestra" with Arele Kaminsky, a 

yoga lesson, color evaluation test, and a moving 

meeting with female basketball players of the 

"Anda Ramat Hasharon" team. Mrs. Levana 

Cohen, Rehabilitation and Welfare Dept. Director, 

represented the ICA. 

Annual 'Yad Lehachlama' 

Volunteers Conference 

The Annual 'Yad Lehachlama' Volunteers Conference, 

sponsored by Teva Pharmaceuticals 

took place at the Dan Carmel Hotel in mid-May. 

About 70 volunteers took part in the conference, 

as well as some of the nursing-social work staff 

who are breast care coordinators at medical 

centers throughout Israel. The volunteers arrived 

from all over the country and enjoyed two days 

of lectures and interactivity. Mr. Haim Mizrahi, 

president of the Black Belt Council, "Shotokan 

Israel" opened the conference with an activity 

combining inner "chi" energies. 

Dr. Hadassa Goldberg delivered two lectures: 

"Genetic profiling of tumors as a way 

of determining optimal treatment for breast 

cancer" and "Updates on hormonal treatment 

of breast cancer". Dr. Sigal Sedetzky lectured 

on: "Cellular phones and the development of 

cancer" and Dr. Gil Goldzweig lectured on: "A 

supportive/hurt partner of women with breast 

cancer". Towards evening a social was held 

followed by dinner. An evening of drumming 

and belly dancing took place led by "Dror". 

The next day, following morning exercise with 

Ziva Peled, a "Yad Lehachlama" volunteer, 

and breakfast, the volunteers heard additional 

lectures: "Innovations in oncology treatment" 

delivered by Dr. Bella Kaufman, "How children 

cope with the fact that their mother has cancer" 

delivered by Dr. Miri Cohen and "A patient's 

right to medical information- ethical issues"

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delivered by Advocate Maya Peled-Raz. A 

workshop with Prof. Lea Beider summed up 

the conference. Following lunch, the participants 

parted full of excitement and full of praise for 

the conference, wishing each other: "Same 

time next year". 

Workshops for New 

"Yad Lehachlama" Volunteers 

Two workshops were held this year for new 

volunteers, led by Prof. Lea Beider and Ms. 

Levana Cohen. The participants are volunteers 

who have recently joined the "Yad Lehachlama" 

ranks. 

Meetings, Lectures and 

Activities for the Welfare of 

Cancer Patients 

Activities held by "Beit Natan" 

– an ICA supported Health Resources 

and Support Center for 

Female Cancer Patients 

A convalescence vacation was held at the 

end of February for religious women coping 

with cancer, sponsored by Beit Natan, with 

assistance from the ICA. The vacation was 

held at Kfar Almog north of the Dead Sea, with 

lectures, special meetings, art workshops, 

exercise, support, spirituality and enrichment, 

supplementary medicine, folk dancing, sing a 

longs and a jeep tour. 

Expanding Home Visits to Cancer 

Patients in the Northern Region 

Chairperson of the Kiryat Shmone Branch and 

Upper Galilee, Mrs. Ruth Schwartz, initiated 

the social work students group which began 

operating this year, to assist in home visits, 

answering phone calls, tutoring child cancer 

patients and helping their families throughout 

the region. The students will work on a volunteer 

basis with back up from the Dept. Director Dr. 

Shira Hentman and led by Northern Region 

social worker Ariela Litvitz. 

Collaboration between the ICA 

and "Yedidut" Organization 

In April collaboration was forged between the 

ICA and "Yedidut" Organization, responsible for 

social involvement of students, volunteers and 

scholarships, in association with the various 

foundations and organizations requiring volunteers 

for community service. The "Yedidut" Organization 

took in scholarship students under its wing 

from the Mifal Hapais (Israel Lottery) Foundations 

and contacted the ICA to enable them to hold 

volunteer activity within the ICA framework. To 

date, the ICA has taken in 20 students who work 

in several tracks. Most of them volunteer at the 

Radiation Institute at Tel Aviv Medical Center, 

accompanying and supporting lone patients and 

families who have a loved one with cancer. The 

students receive professional and supportive 

guidance from social worker Dalia Stern, of 

the ICA Rehabilitation and Welfare Dept. and 

their volunteer activity is supervised. 

"Ma'agan" Beer Sheva 

An ICA volunteer student has been assigned 

to "Maagan" Beer Sheva which is a Support 

Centre for cancer patients and their families 

run in collaboration with the ICA. This student 

is responsible for giving computer lessons at 

the Center. 

National Service Girls for Cancer 

Patients 

Young women in National Service work at 

the Soroka and Barzilai Hospitals in Ashkelon 

and are financed by the ICA. The girls assist the 

paramedical staff as well as patients and their 

families. The presence of the National Service 

girls helps improve the quality of service provided 

to cancer patients and their families. 

Women and Cancer – Special 

Support Groups for Young Women 

who have Contracted Cancer 

Many Israeli women cope with various cancer 

diseases, such as breast cancer, cervical cancer,

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ovarian cancer, and other cancers. Sometimes, 

the damage may be irreparable, damaging the 

woman's childbearing capacity or to ovulate, 

and in certain cases, may lead to total loss of 

fertility. The ICA is currently opening special support 

groups in several regions throughout the 

country, designed specifically for young women 

coping with cancer. Each group will discuss the 

emotional and environmental difficulties with which 

young cancer patients contend, and will serve 

as a source of support and provide women with 

guidance and information. Membership is free 

of charge. The groups are designed for women 

who are 30-45 years old who have contracted 

and who are coping with various cancer diseases 

and have opened in several spots in Israel. In 

the central region, a group led by ICA social 

workers, Rachel Ofir and Orit Shapira, has 

opened and in the northern region, a group led 

by ICA social worker, Ariela Litvitz and Tatiana 

Gleiser of the Oncology Institute at the Rebecca 

Sieff Center in Safed, has opened. 

Cooking Workshop for Cancer 

Patients 

The ICA held a unique cooking workshop for 

people coping with cancer. The workshop was 

conceived and led by Eilat Barak, a chef and 

social worker by profession, and by Limor 

Ben Haim, a dietician specializing in nutrition 

for patients. The cooking classes afforded the 

opportunity to transform engagement in "healthy 

food" into a colorful, savory and tasty experience. 

The ICA financed the workshop, including 

food products that were used; the workshop 

consisted of three sessions of three hours each 

which were held in a large kitchen donated for 

this purpose courtesy of "For Chef". 

Photo: Ofir Nahum 

The recipes taught during the workshop combine 

easy to prepare dishes for daily preparation with 

festive and more complicated recipes, thereby 

meeting the needs of those dealing with the 

disease on a daily basis to contend with the 

various situations they are up against. 14 cancer 

patients participated in the workshop from 

all over Israel, for a token fee. These sessions 

facilitated activity combining a social encounter, 

discussion and information and a lot of pleasure 

from cooking. 

Coming up: Support Group in the 

Northern Region for 

Lymphoma Patients 

The Haifa branch has relocated to new offices, 

and a regional support group for lymphoma 

patients is scheduled to operate there. The 

group will be led by Northern Region social 

worker Ariela Litvitz. 

Support Group for Colorectal 


The support group for colorectal patients continues 

to hold meetings led by Orit Shapira, Arza 

Ashkenazi and Prof. Shulamit Keitler. Guest 

lecturers also took part in these meetings, such 

as: Livia Kislev, ICA Sexuality Consultant.

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“Look Good-Feel Better” Project 

Beauty workshops for cancer 

patients at different stages of 

the disease continue at various 

medical centers throughout the 

country and at Beit Mati, at the ICA offices. 

Dr. Francine Robinson conceived this project 

and runs it on a volunteer basis. The workshops 

include teaching each and every one of the women 

practical cosmetics with financial assistance 

from the ICA and sponsored by the make-up 

and cosmetics Company Il Makiage. Il Makiage 

was recruited to pamper the group of women 

as part of the "Look Good Feel Better" project, 

by contributing products for the workshops 

and professional make-up artists representing 

the company who lead the workshops in 

a professional and warm manner, creating a 

pampering and supportive environment. The 

atmosphere allows the women to experience 

the feeling that at any stage it is possible and 

even desirable to look good because it enables 

you to feel much better. The "Look Good Feel 

Better" Project is run in various medical centers 

around the country. Orit Shapira led a workshop 

on coping with cancer and with cancer patients 

for the beauticians taking part in this project. 

This workshop took place with assistance from 

cosmetic companies and volunteer cosmeticians 

and hairdressers. 

Over the past few months "Look Good Feel Better" 

workshops have taken place as part of the 

unique collaboration with "Yarin Shahaf" Make 

Up School at the "Strong Together – Wellness 

Community" Support Center, and at medical 

centers such as Laniado, Kaplan and Barzilai. 

In early September an additional workshop was 

held at the ICA branch in Dimona. Dr. Francine 

Robinson initiated and runs the project on a 

volunteer basis and she is assisted by ICA staff 

members Livia Kislev and Silvia Alshvili. 

Day of Fun for Women treated at 

the Oncology Institute at Kaplan 

Medical Center 

In early August a special Day of Fun full of optimism 

and hope was held for women treated at the 

Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. Throughout 

the day workshops were held relating to laughter 

yoga, medical cosmetics of the "Look Good Feel 

Better" project, and a lunch was served to the 

participants followed by a lecture on "Female 

Nudity in Art", and a scarf-tying workshop. The 

seminar closed with a hand to hand combat 

and shiatsu workshop. 

Activity for Child Cancer 

Patients 

Meetings of Parents who have 

Children Coping with Brain 

Tumors 

Dr. Michal Sadeh, a neuro-psycho-oncologist, 

and an expert on children and youth, is an ICA 

representative who assists in children's return 

to the community, to their family, school and 

friends following the hospitalization process. 

The activity focuses mainly on supporting school 

staff and guiding teachers in their work with a 

child who has been diagnosed with a brain 

tumor. Meetings are also held with parents to 

support them during the reintegration process 

in various settings. The meeting with parents is 

conducted during the initial stages of the detection 

of the disease, and they are invited to meet 

and talk with Dr. Sadeh on any topic and at any 

stage of the disease. The meetings of parents 

who have children with brain tumors are led by 

Dr. Sadeh at Beit Mati, at the ICA offices, and 

are open to parents whose child has recently 

been diagnosed with a brain tumor, as well as 

to "veteran" parents. 

The intervention in school is done following the 

meeting between the psycho-social hospital 

staff from the medical center where the child 

receives treatment and the school staff and in 

coordination with the child. As part of her work

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Photo: Yossi Weiss 



with school staff, Dr. Sadeh attends integration 

committees held in the Education Committee 

to present the child's difficulties and capacities 

and to guide the entities as to how to assist the 

child within the community. Dr. Sadeh's work 

is a service offered by the ICA which is carried 

out all over the country in hospitals where the 

children with brain tumors are treated. 

Traditional Family Vacation for 

Children from all over Israel who 

have Cancer and their Families 

As every year, the ICA held a unique vacation for 

families with a child who has cancer at Shefayim 

Hotel. 150 Jewish and Arab families of children 

with cancer, including all family members, siblings 

and parents, from all over Israel, religious 

and secular, new immigrants, and native born 

citizens, many of them large families, convened 

for the vacation. The participants spent time at 

the Water Park and 

the Motor Park and 

visited the safari. 

The children and 

their parents and 

siblings also enjoyed 

the artistic program 

and the accommodations 

and food at 

the Shefayim Hotel 

during the 4 day vacation. 

Performing 

artists and entertainers 

also took part in the vacation this year 

and diverse activities organized on a volunteer 

basis by Motti Wagner, Welfare Director of 

the Electric Company Workers Union in 

the Northern Region, with assistance from 

producer Arele Giladi, were held throughout 

the day. Among activities to be commended: a 

moving meeting with players of Maccabi Haifa, 

a performance delivered by Sarale Sharon, Uzi 

Fuks, Hatzruvim Band, Rinat Gabai, Shimi 

Tavori, Nancy Brandes and more. During the 

vacation the children, their parents and siblings 

received a wide variety of gifts donated to the 

project courtesy of: Mifal Hapais, Strauss Elite, 

Agis Distribution, Mei Eden, Tesher Ltd., Slick 

Rod Straw baskets, Halavlin Cosmetics, Jade 

Cosmetics, Lumedia Systems Ltd., Express 

Packaging, Waxman Sweets and Intracosma 

Company. This vacation serves as a unique 

opportunity for families with a child who has 

cancer, to take a break from the struggle with 

the disease, tension and anxiety that accompany 

the difficult treatments, and gives them an opportunity 

to spend time together as a family. A 

family member suffering from cancer, particularly 

a child, consumes most of the parents’ energies; 

all facets of life revolve around the disease, and 

other components of family life are pushed aside, 

sometimes even neglected. The healthy siblings 

in the family suffer, and the distress of the parents 

is tremendous. The ICA aims to care for children 

and their families coping along with them by 

providing them with a respite from the disease 

and treatments, and giving the entire family a 

few days of quality vacation time together. This 

project is made possible by public donations to 

the ICA, which are collected in the "Door Knock 

– Spark of Hope" campaign, and with the help 

of other fundraising initiatives, thanks to which 

we may financially support cancer patients in 

need, assist child cancer patients in catching 

up on missed school work, and endeavor to 

update and improve treatment modalities and 

rehabilitation, and more. 

Impact Project 

The Impact Foundation is a fellowship foundation 

of the Association for the Wellbeing of 

Israel's Soldiers for discharged IDF soldiers. 

The Impact fellowship is provided to students 

who have served in the IDF, hold a combat 

soldier's certificate and undertake to conduct 

volunteer activity in the community. Following 

approval of the Association for the Wellbeing 

of Israel's Soldiers, which initiated and finances 

the project, the student proceeds to a volunteer 

location of his/her choice. The ICA Rehabilita-

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tion and Welfare Dept. refers these students to 

several placement options: assisting lone cancer 

patients, children who have cancer, assisting 

healthy children who have a parent who has 

cancer, healthy siblings of a child cancer patient 

or providing the necessary assistance in various 

oncology wards. The Rehabilitation and Welfare 

Dept. ascertains that activity is conducted on 

a regular basis, and maintains contact with 

the student and additional entities, reporting 

to Impact and lending a "sympathetic ear" to 

any problem that may arise during activity. The 

project is coordinated by the ICA social worker, 

Ms. Dalia Stern. 

"Impact for the Community" 

Conference 

October saw the "Impact for the Community" 

Conference held at the Association for the 

Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers Center in Tel Aviv. 

About 350 new students who joined the project 

attended. Dalia Stern, ICA Project Coordinator, 

delivered a special presentation about the 

project and its great and noteworthy contribution 

to cancer patients in Israel. Additionally, four 

outstanding students were selected during 

the conference for their outstanding volunteer 

activity. One of these students is Naftali Eitan 

who volunteered to help a 13 year old child, the 

only son of a mother with cancer. The child's 

father lives abroad. Due to his mother's disease, 

the boy's behavior worsened, he dropped in his 

scholastic achievements and began to associate 

with youths who were older than he and who 

had a negative influence on him. He began to 

smoke cigarettes and he was suspected of using 

drugs. Eitan came into the picture during this 

difficult period: he forged a good relationship 

with the boy, succeeded in getting close to him 

and having a positive influence on him. Eitan 

detached the boy from his negative environment 

when he took him several times a week to his 

kibbutz. He initiated a bar mitzvah celebration for 

the child (his mother isn't Jewish) by collecting 

donations for the event and formed strong ties 

with the community and school entities attending 

to the child. Thanks to the strong ties that 

Eitan formed with the child, he is considered 

to be an "intermediary" between the child and 

the attending staff and helped the boy escape 

the crisis he experienced. This unpopular boy 

opened up, became socially tolerant and socially 

involved with his classmates. 

Maccabi Haifa team members visited 

ICA supported Vacation Site which accommodated 

Families of Children who 

have Cancer 

Maccabi Haifa football team members visited the ICA 

supported vacation site which accommodated families 

of children who have cancer, with child cancer patients 

participating along with all their family members, siblings 

Photo: Yossi Weiss 

and parents, from all over the country. 

All of the families were very excited 

to meet the team members who 

came to visit them at the vacation 

site and the football players signed 

autographs for everyone.

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"Impact for the Community" project has completed 

its second year of activity. This year 

about 90 students volunteered on a nationwide 

basis, and there was a significant increase in the 

number of participants as opposed to last year. 

In addition to the ongoing accompaniment of 

the Project Coordinator, there are several group 

meetings held, a meeting in each region, where 

a "stage" is given to each student to recount the 

nature of his/her activity and to share unique 

experiences with the group, difficulties encountered, 

hesitations, pleasure gained as well as 

satisfaction. The professional staff provided 

the students with tools towards the anticipated 

parting of ways between the students and the 

children they work with. Some of the students 

expressed their desire to continue working in 

the project next year as well (for some this will 

be their third year) and the warm responses 

from the field emphasize the great significance 

of this vital project. 

The Carriage Theater Staged a 

Theater Festival with Children 

who have Cancer Participating 

The Carriage Theater Project, which has been 

operating for the past four years in Jerusalem 

with funding from the ICA, enables child cancer 

patients treated at the Hadassah Medical 

Center Ein Karem to participate in plays and 

acting lessons along with their families, healthy 

classmates, and children suffering from other 

difficult diseases. At the end of November 2005, 

the project launched a unique festival, directed 

by family members, teachers and kindergarten 

teachers of child cancer patients and with the 

artistic consulting of Director Erez Meshulam: 

"Transparent Circles of Power", with the 

participation of child cancer patients undergoing 

treatment and child cancer survivors, who 

were partners in the project during their illness 

and hospitalization. The event sought to have 

children who recovered and families who 

returned to their normal routine give strength 

and hope to new families and children coping 

with the disease. Additionally, a special meeting 

took place as part of the event, in which Jewish 

and Arab families together on the same stage 

lent a hand for full recovery and productive cooperation 

in the future. The festival took place 

at Heichal Hatarbut in Givat Ze'ev Jersualem, 

and admission was free of charge. 

"Give Kids the World" dedicated 

to Miri Shitrit of blessed memory 

As part of this project, the ICA finances a special 

vacation for children who are terminally ill – a trip 

which is one week of sheer pleasure, at the "Give 

Kids the World" Children’s Village in Orlando, 

Florida. During the vacation at the village, each 

family receives a vehicle and entrance to various 

parks, such as: Disney World, SeaWorld 

and others. The trip aims to distance the family 

from the hospital setting and the routine of the 

disease, and plunge them into a world that is 

made of magic, joy and hope. The project has 

been running for over 12 years. Social workers 

on staff at various Children's Wards in medical 

centers throughout the country refer the families 

to join the trip. By virtue of a special foundation 

established by Minister Meir Shitrit and his 

wife Ruthi, in memory of their daughter, Miri 

of blessed memory, the ICA finances the trip 

and stay of parents and family members aged 

5 to 18, and also allows for an additional escort 

or translator for the trip as required. 

Hope For Life 

The ‘Hope For Life’ project for pupils in the 

education system continued this year. Students 

assist hundreds of children who have cancer

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in keeping up with their studies and advancing 

scholastically, as they are often absent from 

school due to the treatments against the disease. 

This noteworthy project assists children 

of all ages from preschoolers to twelfth grade 

pupils preparing for matriculation exams. The 

investment in the children's future provides them 

and their families with hope and strength. The 

students visit the child patient's home and help 

him/her with school work in order to keep the 

child actively involved in the material studied in 

class when the child was absent. The group 

of students who teach in this project met for 

training and accompaniment meetings, led by 

Orit Shapira. Female social work students from 

Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University whom 

she leads at the ICA are integrated in the training 

she delivers on treating and attending to patients 

and their families within the community. 

Collaboration between the ICA 

and the Israel Fishing Forum 

Website 

The ICA and the Israel Fishing Forum Website, 

convening amateur fishers in Israel, announced 

collaboration on behalf of children with cancer. 

As part of this cooperative effort, children who 

have cancer from all over Israel are invited to 

take part in fishing lessons free of charge with 

one on one training delivered by fishing amateurs 

and trainers enlisted to the project on a 

volunteer basis. Fishing stores also joined to 

supply equipment free of charge for children 

participating in the project. Dror Berkovtich 

(Lakreda), Yossi Hazum (Skipper) and Koby 

Kashdai (Coco), the managers of the Israel 

Fishing Forum website reported that the project 

is of utmost importance and its objective is to 

provide hope and joy to children who have cancer 

through fishing activity and the tranquility of the 

sea. Kudos to all those who lent a hand for this 

special project. 

Assistance for Children who have 

Cancer in the Northern Region 

Upon the initiative of the Student Union of Ort 

Brauda College in Carmiel, a group of students 

has begun to tutor children of families in which 

a family suffers from cancer. The students are 

accompanied and guided by Northern Region 

social worker Ariela Litvitz. 

"Young Adult Cancer Survivors 

– Embarking on Life" 

The "Young Adults – Embarking on Life" group 

is a community that was conceived by the ICA 

and designed to provide a supportive setting to 

meet the needs of single young adults between 

the ages of 20 and 30 who recovered from 

cancer. The group consists of members who 

were "caught" by the disease at the beginning 

of their adult life. The program was created as a 

friendly environment with an ICA support group 

that holds weekly meetings led by Orit Shapira 

and Rachel Ofir. Ongoing accompaniment 

and support is offered to the young members 

according to their special needs. The groups 

open one after another during the year. Upon 

the conclusion of the meetings a circle of social 

activity is opened including trips, parties and 

various events. The social activities are held 

by dedicated volunteers, headed by Ilan Lior, 

and with support from the ICA, "Ruah Tova" 

Association and earmarked contributions collected 

by project volunteers. The "Young Adults" 

group has completed its third year. The young 

adults went on several trips throughout the 

country, with the help of dedicated volunteers. 

At the beginning of the year, the Young Adults

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Group went on a challenge cruise to the coast 

of Holland accompanied by northern region 

social worker Ariela Litvitz, Dr. Dan Eldad, 

senior oncologist at Rambam Medical Center 

in Haifa, and project volunteers Ayelet Chayat 

and Yossi Sokolov. According to tradition, the 

cruise is taken on an authentic sailing ship on 

the northern sea off the charming coast of Holland. 

The participants sailed the ship, put up the 

sails, prepared food, cleaned and maintained 

the deck, and toured the picturesque islands of 

Holland. The journey was made possible thanks 

to resources that were recruited for this purpose 

by dedicated volunteers. 

An additional Young Adults journey took place 

in August 2006, preceded by meetings where 

the entire group convened, including the escorts, 

for bonding meetings and training as the 

journey approached. For example: a cooking 

workshop was held to forge a bond between 

the members and taught initial rules of cooking 

and joint collaboration. A social evening was held 

with a performance delivered by David Broza. 

A bonding trip was planned however its destination 

was changed due to the war. 23 young 

adults embarked on this journey, accompanied 

by Dr. Shtemer, a journey physician from the 

"Davidoff" Medical Center, Orit Shapira, central 

region social worker, Mr. Ilan Lior, Mr. Yossi 

Sokolov, Dr. Newton Yahalom, volunteers in 

the group of escorts, and Shimrit Bar Ness 

– a young adult who participated in groups and 

activities since 2003 and currently volunteers 

in the project. The journey was professionally 

arranged, the young adults were divided into 

work groups, cooked, cleaned and ran the ship. 

There was cooperation between all the escorts 

and joint decision making. Everyone participated 

in the support groups which is very significant 

in terms of staying on board as well. During the 

week of the journey there were clear boundaries 

of social activity and running the ship, a rigorous 

framework and tremendous discipline in terms 

of bonding (the group's coming full circle). 

Ongoing Activity of Regional 

Social Workers 

Initial Material Assistance for 


The initial material assistance activity for cancer 

patients who were recently diagnosed with 

the disease continued this year as well. The 

assistance is usually provided until the community 

and National Insurance services enter 

the families' homes. 

The activity is conducted in close collaboration 

with the social committees operating on 

a volunteer basis in the ICA branches spread 

throughout the country. In some of the branches 

the volunteers visit patients and personally offer 

them support. 

Central Region 

In November social work students began their 

internship at Bar-Ilan and Tel Aviv Universities. 

The students are guided by social worker Orit 

Shapira. As part of their yearly work, the students 

will visit the homes of cancer patients in the community, 

and will accompany and support them; 

they will also prepare a group project. 

On Hannuka, according to the tradition of the 

Events Dept. of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, 

several hundred tickets to the Festigal were 

donated for children who have cancer and 

their families. 

Northern Region 

On the "Seventh Candle of Hannuka" children 

with cancer and their families in Kiryon and Kiryat

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Bialik celebrated the holiday. According to the 

longtime tradition, the Kiryon administration hosts 

the children and their families: movie, games, 

refreshments, gifts and participation in artists' 

stages. Mrs. Mira Spielman management PR 

representative and Ariela Litvitz – ICA northern 

region social worker, accompanied the families 

throughout the day. 

On Hannuka the Bukai Brothers distributed 

sufganiot (jelly doughnuts) in the Hematology 

Wards at Bnei Zion and Carmel Hospitals, and 

Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, with assistance 

from Ariela Litvitz. 

The Wellness Community 

"Strong Together" Support 

Center for Cancer Patients 

"Strong Together", the Wellness Community, 

is a support center for cancer patients and 

their families which was established 4 years 

ago according to the American model and 

operates in Beit Mati, at the ICA offices. The 

center was established by coopration Tel-Aviv 

Los Angeles and Tel-Aviv University and is now 

opreating by the ICA. "Strong Together" serves 

as a community house which offers activities to 

patients and family members that will assist them 

in psycho-social coping with the disease as a 

supplement to the treatment that is provided 

by the medical system. All the varied activities 

such as: yoga, support groups, social meeting 

and events for patients and their family members 

are provided free of charge. 

Central Region Activities 

Support group – cancer is a personal, couplerelated 

and familial journey. The support groups 

expand upon coping methods for the patient 

and his/her family. The center holds support 

groups for patients, family members, bereaved 

family members, parents who have cancer with 

children of school age and couples. 

Body and Soul Workshops - combine exercise 

of the body and soul. Yoga, chi kong, Feldenkreiz 

and Pilatis groups are held at the center. 

Art Workshops – workshops that deal with 

materials and color. The center runs three 

groups: treatment through artwork, drawing 

and mandalas. 

Lectures, workshops and trips – lectures 

and workshops combined with center activity 

including medical lectures, nutrition and cooking, 

Chinese medicine, holistic approaches, humor 

and laughter. 

Lectures held recently: 

• "Healthy lifestyle from a naturatherapy perspective", 

delivered by Dr. Roi Gonik. 

• "Physician-patient relations", delivered by 

Prof. Shmuel Idelman (Haifa University). 

• Wellness coffee meeting "Choose a healthy 

life", Ronit Osenberg and Idit Eizen-Gordon 

recounted their personal journey through their 

damaged body. 

• "The very first family conflict in the Book of 

Genesis", delivered by Dalia Weiner. 

• "Israeli art from its early days at Bezalel until 

contemporary times", delivered by Galit 

Rauchwarger. 

A trip to one of Israel's regions is taken once 

every two months. In June, for example, a 

trip was taken to the region of Ramle and the 

Jerusalem Hills. 

New Activities Scheduled for 2007 

• Individual or family medical treatment 

• Groups for couples – maintaining couplehood 

in the shadow of cancer. 

• Parents group focusing on parenting and 

cancer disease. 

• Art therapy group 

• Cooking and Nutrition Workshop (in a fully 

accessorized kitchen)

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Sir Charles 

Clore Hostel 

Operated by the ICA 

High Holidays Celebration 

Toward the end of September, a party for the 

high holidays was held at the Sir Charles Clore 

Hostel. Soldiers from the Military Adjutancy in 

Ramat-Gan and stand-up comic Elimelech 

Bar On volunteered to perform. Additionally, 

there was a sing-a-long and a special telepathy 

show performed in a hilarious way. One of the 

Hostel patients closed the celebration with his 

tremendously energetic clarinet playing. 

Purim Celebration at the Sir 

Charles Clore Hostel 

A festive Purim celebration, an annual tradition, 

was held at the Sir Charles Clore Hostel, with the 

patients, staff and volunteers in attendance. Mr. 

Nissim Hassan volunteered to perform, as he 

does every year, and entertained the participants 

with his singing and music. Miriam Sternfeld 

and Ganei Tikva Branch volunteers participated 

in the celebration, bringing food baskets for the 

patients, according to their yearly tradition. 

Sexual Counseling Workshop for 

Sir Charles Clore Hostel Nursing 

Staff 

The Hostel nursing staff convenes for two sessions 

with ICA's sexual counseling nurse, Livia 

Kislev. At these meetings, the staff received basic 

guidelines regarding sexuality in cancer patients 

and how to go about handling such sensitive 

issues with patients. In the last meeting it was 

decided to include the issue of sexuality in the 

admission procedure for each new patient, and 

if a patient is interested in more in-depth treatment, 

he/she will be referred to Livia. 

Reiki Workshop for Staff 

For the past year, Danielle Rozinovsky and her 

staff have been offering reiki treatments and 

imagination training sessions at the Sir Charles 

Clore Hostel to improve patients' quality of life. 

The Hostel staff has also shown an interest in 

this domain. In May a meeting was held with 

Danielle and the Hostel staff. Danielle led guided 

imagination exercises and she also included reiki 

energies in the session. The staff responded 

very positively to this gathering. 



Professional Seminars 

and Conferences 

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Israel Psycho-Oncology 

Association Seminars 

An Israel Psycho-Oncology Association was 

held in early December 2005 courtesy of the "I 

Care" Foundation in memory of the late Ophira 

Navon at the ICA offices in Givatayim. A special 

lecture on "Treatment of cancer patients and their 

families: theoretical concepts and intervention 

techniques" was delivered by Dr. Gary Rudin, 

Head of the Psycho-Oncology and Palliative 

Care Ward of the Princess Margaret Hospital 

in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rudin presented a 

case for clinical discussion later on followed 

by a lecture was delivered by Dvora Reicher, 

social worker at Hadassah Medical Center Ein 

Karem in Jerusalem on: "From the Field: Support 

group for cancer patients with a body and soul 

orientation", Dr. Sigal Sedetzki, Director of the 

Cancer and Radiology Epidemiology Unit at the 

Gartner Institute, delivered a riveting lecture 

on her research conducted with assistance 

from the ICA on "Cellular phones and cancer 

development: opinions, facts and public health". 

The seminar concluded with a general assembly 

of the members of the Israel Psycho-Oncology 

Association. 

An additional seminar of the Israel Psycho- 

Oncology Association was held at the end of June 

at Beit Mati, ICA Offices. Fascinating lectures were 

delivered on the following subjects: "Language 

and Reality at the end of Life" delivered by Prof. 

Rafi Cohen-Almagor, an expert on medical 

ethics and Head of the Center for Research of 

Democracy/Israel Democracy Institute, Haifa 

University, "The link between exposure to terminally 

ill patients and attitudes towards death among 

caregivers" was delivered by Dr. Gili Peleg, 

Clalit Healthcare Services, Sharon-Samaria 

Region, Continuing Treatment Unit. "From the 

field and research: group, cognitive-behavioral 

intervention with family members of a cancer 

patient" delivered by Dr. Miri Cohen, Social 

Work Service, Rambam Hospital, and Haifa 

University, "Considerations for including drugs 

in the health service package" delivered by 

Advocate Ofra Golan, medical ethics, Gartner 

Institute, Tel Hashomer and "the Growth within 

the limits of self: anthropological contribution to 

understanding cancer" delivered by Ms. Sky 

Gross, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology 

at the Hebrew University. The annual World 

Congress of Psycho-Oncology is anticipated to 

take place in October 2006 in Venice, Italy. 

International Conference of 

the Israel Society of Surgical 

Onoclogy (ISSO) and the Israel 

Surgery Association (ISA) 

A three-day international conference of the Israel 

Society of Surgical Oncology (ISSO) and the 

Israel Surgery Association (ISA) in conjunction 

with the World Federation of Surgical Oncology 

Societies (WFSOS) was held in early December 

at the Isrotel Royal Beach Hotel in Eilat. New 

trends in treatment for cancer diseases as well as 

innovative treatment technologies were presented 

at the conference. Prof. Shlomo Schneibaum, 

Director of the Isotope guided Surgery Unit at 

Tel Aviv Medical Center and Chairman of the 

Israel Society of Surgical Oncology, chaired 

the conference. Prof. Cornelius Vandervola of 

Holland, one of Europe's leading experts on quality 

control, arrived as conference guest speaker, 

funded by the ICA. ICA Director General, Mrs. 

Miri Ziv, took part in the closing ceremony. 

"Tmicha" (Support) Association 

Conference – Israel Association of 

Palliative Care 

At the end of January 2006, and with support 

of the ICA, the annual conference of "Tmicha" 

Association – the Israel Association of Palliative 

Care - was held at the David Intercontinental 

Hotel in Tel Aviv. The conference was entitled: 

"Broadening Palliative Horizons – Integrating 

the Palliative Perspective in Different Health 

Related Professions" and focused on broadening 

and expanding knowledge for those engaged 

in palliative care, however it also dealt with

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promoting knowledge and palliative care skills 

among professionals from diverse medical 

fields such as: nursing, social work, nutrition, 

physiotherapy, occupational therapy and other 

entities involved in health and illness: in the 

community, at hospitals and in institutes for 

the treatment of chronic disorders. A prize and 

grants in memory of the late Yaffa Fine were 

awarded for the first time and presented at the 

conference. 

Meetings and workshops were held in several 

channels at once: one channel focused on 

palliative care for children and included lectures 

delivered by Prof. Bruce Himmelstein, Program 

Director, Palliative Care at the Children's Hospital 

of Wisconsin. Palliative care related problems in 

various situations and diseases were discussed 

in different channels: oncology, gynecology, 

geriatrics, community, intensive care units, 

supplementary health, legal and ethical aspects 

and dilemmas among terminally ill, coping skills 

of interdisciplinary staff, imparting treatment 

skills at the bio-psycho social level, nutrition 

in the demented patient, nutrition in terminally 

ill cancer patients, education and research, 

enhancing assessment and updating skills 

in pain treatment and treatment of various 

syndromes in different diseases. The conference 

was organized by Dr. Doron Garfinkel and Dr. 

Amitai Oberman, conference Chair, Ms. Yael 

Borko, Ms. Haya Hershko, Dr. Dafna Meitar 

and Ms. Mali Shleifer, Chair of the Association 

of Palliative Care. 

Third Annual Ethics Conference 

of the Israel Society of Pediatric 

Hematology and Oncology 

The ICA hosted the Third Annual Conference of 

the Israel Society of Pediatric Hematology and 

Oncology, which took place at Beit Mati, the ICA 

offices in Givatayim. At the opening ceremony, 

greetings were delivered by Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA 

Director General, Dr. Nili Remo, Chair of the 

Society, and Prof. Miriam Ben Harush, Director 

of the Pediatric Hemato-oncology Ward at 

Rambam Medical Center. Three sessions were 

held on different topics: the first session was on 

drugs not included in the health package, with 

the participation of Prof. A. Steinberg, Director 

of the Ethics Unit at Shaarei Tzedek Medical 

Center, and Advocate Ofra Golan, licensed 

attorney in medical ethics at the Bio-ethics and 

Genetics Policy Unit at the Gartner Institute. The 

second session dealing with "Intensive Care, 

DNR, to whom and when" was held with the 

participation of Dr. Yitzhak Yaniv, Director of 

the Pediatric Hemato-oncology Ward at the 

Schneider Children's Hospital, Prof. Steinberg, 

Prof. Gidi Porat, Dr. Micki Weintraub, Dr. 

Tommy Shneifeld and Prof. Ian Cohen. 

The third session dealt with different aspects of 

complementary medicine with the participation 

of Prof. Yosi Kapalushnik, Director of the 

Pediatric Hemato-oncology Ward at Soroka 

Medical Center, Prof. Eliezer Robinson, ICA 

Chairman, and Dr. Yitzhak Zeides, Deputy 

Director of Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. 

Upon the conclusion of the panel sessions, an 

open discussion was held with all conference 

participants participating. 

National Pathology Conference at 

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center 

A National Pathologists 

Conference was held at 

Assaf Harofeh Medical 

Center at the end of 

February 2006, with 

over 100 pathologists 

from all over the country 

p a r t i c i p a t i n g . T h e 

conference took place with 

the generous assistance of 

the ICA. Various lectures and discussions were 

held on pathology. The three lectures delivered 

by Prof. Jonathan Seid who arrived specially 

from Los Angeles, to Israel for two days, were 

the highlight of the conference thanks to the 

generous assistance provided by the ICA. Prof. 

Seid devoted an entire day of the workshop

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to the Hemato-pathologists group and the 

next day participated in the conference. The 

feedback was extremely positive, attesting to 

the conference's success. 

Israel Society of Gyneco- 

Oncology and the Israel Society of 

Surgical Oncology Meetings 

The joint meeting of the Israel Society of Gyneco- 

Oncology and the Israel Society of Surgical 

Oncology took place at Beit Mat, at the ICA 

offices in Givatayim. The meeting discussed 

dissections of the hip, and was led by Dr. 

Inbar Ben Shachar and Dr. Nissan Aviram. 

The second joint meeting was held at the end 

of May 2006. 

Workshop on "How to collaborate 

to improve quality of medical 

information regarding cancer 

diseases" 

The National Cancer Registry, in operation since 

1960, is a population based registry that collects 

data on incidence of select cancer diseases 

and benign tumors among Israeli citizens. The 

training program for workers who engage in 

registering, encoding and reporting on cancer 

diseases for the National Cancer Registry began 

in mid-November 2006, and continues to hold 

meetings throughout the year with the support 

of the ICA and with Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director 

General, and Mrs. Lea Glazer, ICA Assistant 

to Director General, participating. As part of this 

program, there is a workshop held at the ICA 

offices in Givatayim on: "How to collaborate 

to improve quality of medical information 

regarding cancer diseases". The workshop 

aims to convene the multi-disciplinary staff at 

hospitals and develop their awareness of the 

importance of effective multi-disciplinary team 

work to improve the quality of medical information 

regarding cancer diseases. The workshop was 

organized by Yehudit Fishler, Coordinator of 

Malignant Diseases at the National Center for 

Disease Control, along with Rivka Hecht, National 

Medical Registrar, Director of Registration and 

Medical Information of the Ministry of Health, 

Vered Cohen, National Medical Registrar at the 

Clalit Healthcare Services, and Shosh Chuna, 

Budget and Training Coordinator of the Ministry 

of Health. Dortal ID Consulting Ltd. moderated 

the event. 

Another seminar held as part of the training 

program took place at the end of June on 

the subject of lung cancer. An overview of 

the epidemiology of lung cancer in Israel and 

throughout the globe was provided by Dr. Micha 

Barhanna, Director of the National Cancer 

Registry at the Ministry of Health, a lecture 

on pathology of lung cancer was delivered 

by Dr. Y. Shechtman, a senior pathologist at 

the Rabin Medical Center, Belinson Campus, 

and a simulation exercise was conducted and 

reported on by Ms. R. Gil, of the Registration 

and Medical Information Dept. of the Ministry 

of Health, and Ms. V. Cohen, National Medical 

Registrar Clalit Healthcare Services and Ms. 

Y. Fishler, of the National Center for Disease 

Control of the Ministry of Health. A lecture was 

then delivered by Dr. A. Shichon, Director of the 

Lung Cancer Unit at the Oncology Institute at 

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center on "Lung Cancer 

– Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment", a 

lecture on "Smoking and Cancer" was delivered 

by Dr. A. Brown-Appel, Head of the Health 

Promotion Unit, at the School of Public Health, 

Haifa University, and a lecture on "Lung Cancer 

Surgery" was also delivered by Dr. B. Gandel, 

a senior physician at the Chest Surgery Ward 

at Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital.

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Seminar on Updates on 


The ICA held a special seminar in March on updates 

on colorectal cancer at Gan Oranim in Tel Aviv. 

The seminar took place under the auspices of 

the Israel Association of Family Physicians, the 

Israel Gastroenterology Association, the Israel 

Board of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy, 

the Israel Society of Surgical Oncology and 

the Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 

The first session dealt with prevention and early 

diagnosis. Dr. Micha Barhanna, Director of the 

National Cancer Registry lectured on epidemiology 

of colorectal cancer. Prof. G. Rennert, Director 

of the Dept. of Community Medicine at Carmel 

Medical Center lectured on etiology, primary and 

secondary prevention. Prof. N. Arber of Tel Aviv 

Medical Center lectured on chemical prevention. 

Prof. T. Fireman of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center 

lectured on endoscopial early detection methods 

and Dr. Y. Susana of Hadassah Medical Center 

Ein Karem lectured on virtual colonscopy. The 

second session dealt with surgical treatment of 

colorectal cancer. Ms. Aliza Yaffe, ICA Head 

Nurse lectured on the sequence of treatment of 

stoma patients. Dr. Y. Ziv of the Assaf Harofeh 

Medical Center lectured on surgery of the rectum 

– TME. Prof. A. Cherniak of Wolfson Medical 

Center lectured on liver metastases and Dr. Z. 

Sabag of Soroka Medical Center lectured on 

peritoneal metastases in the stomach lining. The 

third session dealt with oncological treatment 

of colorectal cancer. Dr. B. Brenner lectured 

on chemical treatment. Prof. A. Shani lectured 

on complementary treatment. Prof. A. Kuten of 

Rambam Medical Center lectured on radiation 

treatment of rectum cancer. Dr. A. Hubert of 

Hadassah Medical Center Ein Karem lectured 

on biological treatment and Prof. Dan Edreka 

of the Sheba Medical Center presented unique 

cases for discussion. 

Annual Conference of the Israel 

Society of Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

The annual conference of the Israel Society of 

Hemato-oncology and Blood Transfusions was 

held in March, during which Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA 

Director General presented Dr. Michael Van 

Den Acker of the Dept. of Pediatric Hematology 

at Soroka Medical Center with the Israel Cancer 

Association Outstanding Specialist Award for 

2006. 

This prize is awarded as a token of appreciation 

and esteem for Dr. Van Den Acker's clinical 

and research activity that takes a humanitarian 

approach with patients and their families. 

Special Women's Meeting in Association 

with the Municipality 

of Herzliya and the Israeli Breast 

Cancer Coalition (IBBC) 

In early March and marking International Women's 

Day, a special meeting was held at the Air Force 

Auditorium in Herzliya with Mayor Mrs. Yael 

Gerrman in attendance. Mrs. Ruth Reznick, 

Chairperson of the Municipal Health Council 

emceed the evening. At the opening of the 

meeting greeting were delivered by Mayor, Yael 

Gerrman, Dr. Ilana Kadmon, Chairperson of the 

Israeli Breast Cancer Coalition, and Mrs. Miri 

Ziv, ICA Director General. Dr. Tanir Elweiss, a 

breast surgeon, lectured on rumors and facts 

about early detection of breast cancer, Dr. Naama 

Constantini, a sports physician, lectured about 

physical activity and women's health, and Ms. 

Livia Kislev, ICA Sexuality Consultant lectured 

on healthy sexuality. A meeting was held at the 

end of the meeting followed by a special artistic 

performance given by Tami Rimon, an ICA "Yad 

Lehachlama" (Reach to Recovery) volunteer. 

Conference entitled "Making 

smoking history in Israel" 

A special conference was held in early March 

with locals and guests from around the world 

participating. The conference aimed to learn

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lessons from successes and failures in smoking 

control in the United States, in order to develop 

a national Israeli strategy vis-à-vis smoking. The 

ICA participated in the coordinating committee 

and also collaborated on the lectures and 

discussions held at the conference. 

Joint Anglo-Israel Workshop on 

Genetic Tendency toward Breast 

and Ovarian Cancer 

In April a Joint Anglo-Israel Workshop on Genetic 

Tendency toward Breast and Ovarian Cancer 

was held at the Isrotel-Tower Hotel in Tel Aviv. 

The workshop is the brainchild of Prof. Michael 

Baum of England, coordinated by Mrs. Lea 

Glazer, Assistant to ICA Director General. A 

group of 20 British guests arrived and about 

50 Israeli experts representing oncology and 

genetic institutes. The workshop was held 

under the auspices of the Academic Study 

Group on Israel and the Middle East, which 

financed the arrival of the lecturers from abroad 

and their accommodations in Israel. Thanks 

to the generosity of Mr. David Lewis, Isrotel 

Chain owner, a lecture hall was available free 

of charge along with refreshments during the 

2 day workshop at the Isrotel Tower Hotel in 

Tel Aviv, and the guests were provided with 5 

suites free of charge during their stay in Israel. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. sponsored the gala 

dinner at the Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa. 

Nursing Forum for the Treatment 

of Pain Seminar 

The sixth seminar of the Nursing Forum for 

the Treatment of Pain was held in early May in 

conjunction with the ICA. Chairperson of the 

Forum, Ora Shamai-Ressler, delivered greetings, 

and lectures were delivered by the following: 

Ronit Midan of the Hadassah Medical Center 

Mt. Scopus on "Intervention for improvement 

of treatment of pain in Burau births", a personal 

and touching confession of Sharon, a mother 

following birth in the 25th week of pregnancy 

of a premature baby with brain damage, Yael 

Polishuk, of the Kaplan Medical Center on 

"Tolerance of pain following by-pass surgery – the 

difference between men and women", Dr. Zohar 

Nir of Ben Gurion University on "Rehabilitation 

program following hip fracture in the elderly", 

Hagit Raz of the Soroka Medical Center on 

"Protocols for Treatment of premature babies 

and babies in the intensive care unit, Kassem 

Baraneh, Director of the Taj Associations for 

Health and Heritage in the Arava on "Hospice in 

the Arab sector". At the end of the meeting Eran 

Katz, a Guinness record breaker in phenomenal 

memory gave a performance. 


Society of Hematology and Blood 

Transfusion 

The conference of the Israel Society of Hematology 

and Blood Transfusion took place in May during 

which Mrs. Miri Ziv ICA Director General presented 

Dr. Hosem Guti of the Hematology Ward at 

Wolfson Medical Center with the Israel Cancer 

Association Outstanding Specialist Award for 

2006 as a token of appreciation and esteem for 

his professional work that combines clinical and 

research activity with a humanitarian approach 

toward patients and their families. 


Society of Palliative Medicine 

The annual conference of the Israel Society of 

Palliative Medicine held its annual conference 

at the end of May. At the conference opening 

greetings were delivered by Dr. Yoram Balshar, 

Chairman of the Israel Medical Association, 

and Prof. Avi Yisraeli, Director General of the 

Ministry of Health. The three day conference 

held at the Canaan Spa Hotel featured lectures 

and discussions on new subjects related to 

palliative treatment in Israel, such as treatment 

with bisphosphonates, treatment for anxiety and 

depression, treatment for pain, interdisciplinary 

treatment, biofeedback as a way of coping with 

stressful situations, and support groups for 

families of terminally ill patients. A film "Chesed"

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(Benevolence) was also screened followed by 

a discussion. The ICA assisted in bringing the 

guest lecturer, Prof. Jose Pereira, who arrived 

from Canada. 

Seminar on "Treating a Terminally 

Ill Patient" at Haifa University 

A special seminar was held at the end of May 

on "Treating a Terminally Ill Patient" marking 

the publication of the book "Euthanasia in the 

Netherlands" by Rafael Cohen Almagor at 

Haifa University at the Center for the Research of 

Democracy. The seminar was held with assistance 

from the University President, University Rector, 

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dean of the 

Faculty of Social Sciences and the ICA. The 

seminar held discussions on subjects related 

to this field, such as euthanasia, how to protect 

patients from it, etc. The closing session was led 

by ICA Chairman, Prof. Eliezer Robinson. 


Society of Dermatology and Venereology 

Early June saw the opening of the annual 

conference of the Israel Society of Dermatology 

and Venereology, chaired by Dr. Yosef Alkelai, 

Chairman of the Society and ICA Advisor on Skin 

Cancer at the Guy Beach Hotel in Tiberias. At the 

conference, two awards for outstanding research 

were presented which included a presentation of 

the research study delivered by the researcher 

before the conference participants and a poster 

displaying the outstanding researcher. Many 

experts from around the world arrived at the 

conference and many diverse lectures were 

delivered. Prof. Robin Marks, Chairman of the 

International Dermatological Association hailing 

from Australia, attended the conference. Prof. 

Marks' trip to Israel was made possible by 

the ICA. 


Oncology Nursing Society 

June saw the annual conference of the Israel 

Oncology Nursing Society, during which Mrs. 

Lea Glazer, ICA Assistant to the Director 

General awarded the ICA Oncology Nursing 

Prize for 2006 to Ms. Tzippi Dana of Schneider 

Children's Hospital. The prize was awarded to 

Ms. Dana as a token of appreciation and esteem 

for her development of a home care service for 

children with cancer and their families, and for 

maintaining a treatment channel between the 

hospital, community and the patient's home. 

Special Conference at Schneider 

Children's Hospital dedicated to 

the memory of Prof. Rina Zaitzov 

A special conference on "Childhood Acute 

Lymphoblastic Leukemia – Biology and Treatment" 

was held at the end of June. The scientific 

conference was dedicated to the memory of Prof. 

Rina Zaitzov who passed away about a year ago, 

and was held in conjunction with the "Chaim" 

(Life) Association for Children with Cancer and 

in association with the ICA. At the conference 

opening greetings were delivered by Dr. Yitzhak 

Yaniv, Director of the Hemato-oncology Ward 

at Schneider Children's Hospital, Mr. Eliyahu 

Wilensky, Deputy Director of the Ward, Mr. 

Dov Lichtenberg, Dean of the Sackler School 

of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Mrs. Miri Ziv, 

ICA Director General and Ms. Aliza Lav, Director 

General of "Chaim" Association. The highlight of 

the conference was Dr. Ching-Hon Pui's two 

lectures; Dr. Pui is an internationally reputed 

expert on biological research and treatment of 

leukemia, an American Cancer Society clinical 

research professor, and Head of the Oncology 

Dept. at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 

in Tennessee; his trip to Israel was made possible 

by the ICA. 

Seminars of the Israel Society of 

Surgical Oncology 

The ICA hosts the meetings of the Israel 

Society of Surgical Oncology, the Dept. of 

Urologic Oncology and the Dept. of Gynecooncology 

at Beit Mati in Givatayim. During

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these meetings the colleagues are updated 

on innovative treatments in the field, receive 

updates from overseas conferences, and are 

afforded the opportunity to take part in various 

meetings. These meetings have received very 

positive feedback and the participants are eager 

to take part. 

Seminars of the Israel Senelogic 

Society 

December 2005 saw the holding of a seminar 

on breast cancer in very young patients and in 

elderly patients. The seminar was led by Prof. 

Moshe Shabtai of Sheba Medical Center, Tel 

Hashomer. Lectures were delivered by various 

speakers, namely Dr. H. Gutman of Rabin 

Medical Center who spoke about treating breast 

cancer in patients over the age of 80, Dr. T. 

Simon of Sheba Medical Center who presented 

the opinion advocating radiation following 

lympectomy/lumpectomy in women over the 

age of 70, Prof. R. Catane of Sheba Medical 

Center who presented the viewpoint opposing 

radiation following lympectomy in women over 

the age of 70, Dr. R. Yerushalmi of the Davidoff 

Center, who reported on a conference that took 

place in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. S. Reisel of 

the Davidoff Center who presented a case for 

discussion, Dr. A. Ben Harush of Rabin Medical 

Center who spoke about ways of maintaining 

fertility in young women prior to chemotherapy, 

and Prof. A. Dorset of Bikur Cholim Hospital 

who moderated a panel of experts on treating 

young women. 

A discourse on the "burning" issues of breast 

pathology took place in June 2006. The content 

of the seminars was jointly coordinated by 

Dr. Yehudit Zendenbeck of the Pathology 

Institute at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, and 

Dr. Shulamit Reisel of the Davidoff Center 

at Rabin Medical Center. Dr. Tania Zehavi of 

Meir Medical Center lectured on HER2, the 

pathology and related aspects. Dr. Neora Yael 

Hahoshen of Tel Aviv Medical Center lectured 

on the therapeutic implications of HER2 and 

Dr. Shulamit Reisel of the Davidoff Center 

lectured on changes in therapeutic decision 

making in the wake of Oncotype DX testing. 

Dr. Bella Manni of Hadassah Medical Center 

Ein Karem lectured on histology of DCIS and 

related surgical decisions, Dr. Yitzhak Pappo 

of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center lectured on 

surgical aspects of the impact of histology of 

DCIS, Dr. Rinat Yerushalmi of Davidoff Center at 

Rabin Medical Center lectured on Radiation – in 

all cases Tomoxipan – in all cases Dr. Zohar 

Keidar of Rambam Medical Center lectured 

on lymphosynthography for the detection of 

the penal gland, Prof. Shlomo Shneibaum 

of Tel Aviv Medical Center lectured on surgical 

aspects, Dr. Michael Schwimmer of Mega 

Lab lectured on all the pathological variations 

in senitel lymph nodes, Dr. Natalia Kraminsky 

lectured on therapeutic implications and Prof. 

Moshe Shabtai of Sheba Medical Center led a 

discussion on a case that was presented by Dr. 

Barak Bar-Zachai of Sheba Medical Center.

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Professional 

Training 



• The ICA continues to support the participation 

of Oncology Departments in activities carried 

out by the Radiotherapy Group of the European 

Organization for Research and Treatment of 

Cancer – EORTC. 

• The ICA supports the participation of research 

students and interns in the annual conference 

of the Cancer Biology Research Center. 

• The ICA finances the purchase of professional 

literature and scientific journals for oncology 

departments in medical centers throughout 

the country. Thanks to this project, new and 

up to date information is available to professionals. 

Likewise, the ICA Information Center 

is a resource available to professionals, where 

they may conduct a search of international 

computerized databases. 

Clinical Research 

Project 2006 

The ICA continues to fund basic or clinical 

research projects carried out by Oncology Department 

interns at Oncology Institutes, in order 

to encourage research work in these settings. 

This year's grant recipients were: 

• Dr. Maya Gifs, Sha'arei Tzedek Medical 

Center 

• Dr. Moshe Stein, Rambam Medical Center 

As part of the clinical project, a Toposimerase-2a 

Probe was purchased for the Oncology Institute 

at Soroka Medical Center for performing examinations 

on 40 breast cancer patients, and the 

technician's salary was also financed. 

Travel Grants for Long-Term 

Advanced Study Abroad 

• Dr. Tal Arazi-Kleinman, Imagining Institute, 

Sheba Medical Center, long-term advanced 

study course on Imaging of the Woman – Imaging 

of the Breast and Imaging of the Body 

at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 

New York, United States; 

• Dr. Gideon Bachar, EKG Dept. Rabin 

Medical Center Belinson Campus, long- 

term advanced study course on Oncology 

Surgery of Head and Neck Tumors in Toronto, 

Canada; 

• Dr. Mario Beiner, Gynecology and Maternity 

Ward, Sheba Medical Center, long-term 

advanced study course on Gyneco-oncology 

at 3 medical centers in Toronto, Canada; 

• Dr. Davidovitch Bernard, Surgical Ward 

B Kaplan Hospital Rehovot, long-term 

advanced study course on Coloproctology at 

4 hospital wards in Israel (Wolfson Hospital, 

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Soroka 

Medical Center and Sharon Hospital); 

• Dr. Dedia Shlomo, Orthopedic Oncology 

Ward, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 

long-term advanced study course on Orthopedic 

Oncology at the Orthopedic Hospital 

in Birmingham, England; 

• Dr. Simona Grozinsky Glassberg, Dept. of 

Internal Medicine B Rabin Medical Center 

Belinson Campus, long-term advanced 

study course on Neuroendocrine Oncology, 

in London, England; 

• Dr. Yair Harishno, Hematology Institute Tel 

Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, long-term 

advanced study course on Hemato-oncology 

at NIH in Bethesda, United States; 

• Dr. Kakiashvili David, Urology Ward Rambam 

Medical Center Haifa, long-term advanced 

study course on Uro-oncology at Baylor 

College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United 

States. 

• Dr. Ilia Kakiashvili, Surgical Ward B Rambam 

Medical Center, long-term advanced study 

course on Colo-rectal Surgery in Toronto, 

Canada, from July 2006 to July 2008; 

• Dr. Constantin Lavernekov, Oncology Institute, 

Soroka Medical Center, long-term 

advanced study course on Radiotherapy at 

Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England; 

• Dr. Sharon Merimas, Sharett Institute, 

Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem, 

long-term advanced study course on a training 

project: Novel adoptive immunotherapy for 

malignant melanoma in Toronto, Canada;

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• Dr. Rafael Miller, Surgery Dept. A Kaplan 

Medical Center Rehovot, long-term advanced 

study course on oncology surgery of the palliative 

care network at Paul Brousse Hospital 

in Paris, France; 

• Dr. Ronen Ohad, EKG Dept. Carmel Hospital, 

Haifa, long-term advanced clinical 

and research study course on EKG Medicine, 

Pediatric Head-Neck Surgeries at the 

Children's Hospital and Health Center - San 

Diego, California, United States; 

• Dr. Oren Pofovetzer, Oncology Institute 

Rabin Medical Center Belinson Campus, 

long-term advanced study course on radiotherapy 

on Head-Neck tumors at the University 

of Michigan in Ann Arbor, United States; 

• Dr. Alon Skop, Dermatology Ward Sheba 

Medical Center, long-term advanced study 

course on Skin Cancer with an Emphasis on 

Melanoma Prevention at Memorial Sloan- 

Kettering Cancer Center in New York, United 

States. 

• Dr. Volkin Alexander, Gastroenterology 

Institute Rabin Medical Center Belinson 

Campus, long-term advanced study course on 

Intestinal Cancer at Baylor University Medical 

Center, Dallas, Texas, United States; 

• Dr. Ben Zion Yehoshua, EKG Dept. Rabin 

Medical Center, Belinson Campus, ong0term 

advanced study course on Oncology of the 

Head, Neck and Skull Base, in Palo Alto, 

United States; 

• Dr. Shlomi Yisraelit, Surgical Ward A, 

Rambam Medical Center Haifa, long-term 

advanced study course on Colorectal Surgery 

at the Keck School of Medicine University of 

Southern California in Los Angeles California, 

United States. 

Travel Grants for Short-Term 

Advanced Study Abroad and 

Participation in International 

Conferences 

• Dr. Alhasid Ronit, Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

Ward Rambam Medical Center, International 

Conference on Bone-Marrow Transplants in 

Children in Hamburg, Germany; 

• Balal Muad, Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

Ward Rambam Medical Center, International 

Conference on Palliative Medicine in Venice, 

Italy; 

• Dr. Esther Berger, Pathology Lab, Wolfson 

Medical Center, course on Histotechnology in 

September 2005 in Florida, United States; 

• Ms. Levana Bernstein, Breast Care Clinic, 

Surgical Ward, Poriah Hospital, professional 

advanced study course on Oncology in April 

2006 in Minnesota, United States; 

• Dr. Friedman Edward, Pathology Institute 

Sheba Medical Center, advanced study 

course on Morphological Changes in Prostate 

Cancer Tumors in Toronto, Canada; 

• Dr. Goldman Liora, District Health Office 

Haifa, Clalit Healthcare Services, conference 

on Smoking Prevention, in Washington, 

U.S.; 

• Dr. Haimi Motti, Genetic Institute Rambam 

Medical Center, European Society of Human 

Genetics Conference in Amsterdam, 

Holland; 

• Michal Hameiri-Grossman, Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

Ward Schneider Children's 

Medical Center, AACR conference on 

Carcoma in Washington, United States; 

• Dr. Yehiel Lazar, Radiotherapy Unit Rabin 

Medical Center Belinson Campus, course on 

Determining Radiation Doses in Radiotherapy 

in Turkey; 

• Dr. Gili Peleg, Continued Treatment Unit, 

Clalit Healthcare Services Hefer, Palliative 

Conference in Venice; 

• Iris Porat, Hemato-oncology Ward Rambam 

Medical Center, EBMT 2006 conference 

on Bone Marrow Transplants in Hamburg, 

Germany; 

• Dr. Sergei Postovsky, Pediatric Oncology 

Ward Rambam Medical Center, course on 

Palliative Medicine in Venice, Italy; 

• Dr. Tzveng Lev, Oncology Institute Sheba 

Medical Center, ESTRO course on Radio-

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therapy in Athens, Greece; 

• Dr. Van Dan Acker Michael, Pediatric 

Hemato-oncology and Oncology Unit at 

Soroka Medical Center, advanced study 

course on European Society in Hematooncology 

in Amsterdam, Holland; 

• Dr. Svetlana Zalmanov, Oncology Institute 

Soroka Medical Center, ESTRO course on 

Prostate Cancer Treatment. 

Invitations to Guest Lecturers 

from Abroad 

• Dr. Yossi Alkelai initiated the invitation of Prof. 

Rubin Marks of Melbourne, Australia to 

lecture at the annual conference of the Israel 

Society of Dermatological and Venereology; 

• Ms. Paula Azulai, Chairperson of the Israeli 

Association of Multiple Myeloma Patients 

(AMM) initiated the invitation of Dr. Antonio 

P. Palumbo of Italy to lecture at the annual 

conference of the AMM; 

• Prof. Miriam Ben-Harush, Director of the 

Pediatric Hemato-oncology Ward at Meir 

Hospital initiated the invitation of Dr. Oberlin 

of France, Head of the European Bioeng. 

Sarcoma Protocol, Dr. Haie of France, expert 

on Brachitherapy on Children, and Dr. 

Bernstein of Canada, Head of the American 

Osteogenic Sarcoma Protocol, to lecture at 

the Conference on Sarcomas in Children and 

in Young Adults; 

• Dr. Michaeli Bercovitch, Chairperson of the 

Israel Palliative Medical Society, initiated the 

invitation of Dr. Stephan Connor of the United 

States to lecture at the National Conference 

on Palliative Medicine; 

• Dr. Orna Braun-Appel initiated the invitation 

of Prof. Karen Glantz of Atlanta, United 

States to lecture at the conference of Israeli 

Health Promoters; 

• Dr. Yitzhak Dresner initiated the Third Cancer 

Prevention Conference in memory of the late 

Dr. Erica Harel; 

• Dr. Maora Feinmesser initiated the invitation 

of Dr. Eduardo Calonje, Head of the Dermatopathology 

Dept. at John's Institute of 

Dermatology in London England, to lecture 

at a conference on pathology; 

• Prof. Avraham Kuten initiated the invitation of 

Prof. Portmans of Holland to lecture at the 

annual Oncology Conference in the northern 

region of Israel. 

• Prof. Ehud Melberger, Chairman of the Israel 

Cytology Association, initiated the invitation 

of Dr. Edmund S. Cibas, Dr. Timothy L. St. 

John, and Dr. Sharon Lee Mount, to lecture 

in a national course on Cytology; 

• Dr. Nir Nathanson initiated the invitation 

of Dr. Harold Rabinovitz to lecture at an 

international course on Dermascopy; 

• Prof. Yaron Niv, Director of the Gastroenterology 

Institute at Rambam Medical Center 

Belinson Campus, initiated the invitation of 

Prof. Richard Boland of the Baylor Medical 

Center, Dallas Texas, United States, to lecture 

at Early Detection, Prevention and Treatment 

of Intestinal Cancer Conference;. 

• Dr. Amitai Oberman initiated the invitation 

of Dr. Bruce Himmelstein, a pediatric oncologist 

of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, United 

States, to lecture at the annual conference of 

the Palliative Society – the Israel Association 

of Palliative Care; 

• Prof. Tamar Peretz initiated the invitation 

of Dr. Yonatan Lederman of University of 

London to lecture at a national meeting on 

Clinical Trials and Intestinal Cancer; 

• Dr. Nilli Pe'ilan-Remo initiated the invitation of 

Prof. Alexandra Pilifovitz, of the Cincinnati 

Pediatric Hospital, United States, to lecture 

at the annual conference of the Israeli Society 

of Hematology and Oncology; 

• Prof. Pesach Schwartzman initiated the 

invitation of Dr. Gerri Frager of Canada 

to lecture at the palliative teachers' training 

course on Pediatric Palliative Medicine; 

• Dr. Yitzhak Yaniv, Director of the Pediatric 

Hematology Oncology Ward at Schneider

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Children's Medical Center, initiated the invitation 

of Prof. Ching-Hon Pui of St. Jude Children's 

Hospital Research, Memphis Tennessee, 

United States, to lecture at a Symposium on 

Childhood Leukemia in memory of the late 

Prof. Zaichov; 

• Dr. Yehudit Zendbenk initiated the invitation 

of Prof. Jonathan Said of Los Angeles, 

United States to lecture at the Association 

of Pathologists conference; 

• Dr. Yehiel Ziv and Prof. Shlomo Valfish initiated 

the invitation of Prof. Harry Cooper of 

the Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, 

United States, to lecture at the conference of 

the Israel Colorectal Surgery Society. 

Summer Grants 

The ICA continues its summer grants program 

for medical students at oncology institutes. This 

year’s grant recipients were: 

• Yehoshua Shroeder, Shaarei Tzedek Medical 

Center 

• Tzofia Levi, Rambam Medical Center 

• Elad Waldman, Rambam Medical Center 

• Chen Tzadikov, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical 

Center 

• Vered Marinko, Soroka Medical Center 

• Eli Muchtar, Soroka Medical Center 

WHO Summer Grants for 

Students in Gronigen, Holland 

For the past ten years, the World Health Organization 

(WHO) under the auspices of the 

International Union against Cancer (UICC), has 

been holding an international course for medical 

students in the field of oncology; the course 

is delivered at Gronigen University in Holland, 

and lasts two weeks. During the course the 

students learn about subjects that are related 

to oncology studies, and an emphasis is placed 

on principles of prevention, early detection and 

palliative care. The ICA deems physicians' 

involvement in these fields of engagement as 

most important, and therefore this year as well, 

it was decided to award 6 grants to medical 

students studying at various institutes of higher 

education so that they may participate in this 

course in Holland. 

This year's grant recipients were: 

• Shraga Schwartz, School of Medicine, Tel 

Aviv University 

• Tal Elkan, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 

• Orit Ben Dov, School of Medicine, Hebrew 

University of Jerusalem 

• Maimon Ofra, School of Medicine, Hebrew 

University of Jerusalem 

• Vershavsky Nina, School of Medicine, 

Technion, Haifa 

• Einat Ofek, School of Medicine, Technion, 

Haifa. 

Awards 

The Israel Cancer Association awarded annual 

awards to physicians and nurses who care for 

cancer patients and demonstrate professionalism 

in their work while excelling in human relations 

with the medical staff and with their patients. 

The relevant professional unions select the award 

recipients and the award is presented to them 

at the union's annual conference. 

This year's association award winners for 2006 

were: 

• The Israel Pediatric Oncology Association: 

Dr. Van Dan Acker, Pediatric Hemato-Oncology 

Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva. 

• The Israel Hematology and Blood Transfusion 

Association: 

Dr. Hosem Guti, Hematology Ward, Wolfson 

Medical Center, Holon 

• Oncology Nursing Advancement Association: 

Ms. Tzippi Dana, Pediatric Hemato-oncology 

Ward, Schneider Children's Medical Center, 

Petach Tikva.

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International 

Conferences 

Second Joint American Israeli 

Conference on Cancer 

The Second Joint American Israeli Conference 

on Cancer took place in June 2006 at the Renaissance 

Hotel in Jerusalem. The conference 

was initiated by Dr. Joseph Rosenblatt of 

the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center 

at the University of Miami Florida, who served 

as Conference Chair, alongside Dr. Robert 

Korngold of the Cansec Cancer Center at the 

University of New Jersey and Dr. Hyam Levitsky 

of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer 

Center in Baltimore Maryland. The conference, 

sponsored by the ICA-USA Palm Beach Chapter 

in Florida, engaged in research innovations and 

new therapeutic approaches to various cancer 

diseases. Four hundred Israeli and American 

physicians and researchers participated in the 

conference this year. 

The conference held a festive dinner in memory 

of Prof. Eldor and Prof. Mantzer in the King 

David Hotel garden. Nobel prize laureate, Prof. 

Andrew Shally of the Medical Center in Miami, 

Florida spoke. Tami Rimon, an ICA volunteer 

enchanted the audience with her songs. 

Novartis Winsen Sileg sponsored the dinner. 

There was very positive feedback regarding the 

conference and it was decided to hold such 

conferences in the future as well. 

Oncology Unit at the Rambam 

Medical Center wins special 

Certificate of Appreciation during 

the Annual European Conference 

on Cancer 

The Annual European Conference on Cancer held 

in early November in Paris hosted over 10,000 

delegates from across the globe, researchers 

and physicians, who convened and exchanged 

impressions and ideas, and were treated to a 

wide range of enriching lectures on innovations 

in cancer treatment and new related research 

studies. The Oncology Unit at Rambam Medical 

Center in Haifa, supported by the ICA, received 

a special certificate of appreciation for serving 

as a role model of combined oncological and 

palliative care activity. 

Upper Galilee Hospice, supported 

by the ICA, wins prestigious international 

prize for excellence in 

team work awarded by IJPN and 

Macmillan 

At an impressive ceremony that was held at the 

end of March in London, Britain, the upper Galilee 

Hospice was declared first place winner of the 

prestigious international prize for team work 

in appreciation for the special and noteworthy 

efforts of the Upper Galilee Hospice staff, under 

the medical direction of Dr. Jim Shalom. The 

awards ceremony was held at the Savoy Hotel 

in London, with about one hundred guests and 

local and foreign dignitaries in attendance. There 

were those who arrived from countries such 

as Scotland and as far away as Uganda. The 

Upper Galilee Hospice staff was represented 

by the Hospice Director Dr. Jim Shalom and 

nurse Ms. Mazal Nitukar. 

Dr. Jim Shalom recounted in his speech that 

despite his pride in the work of the Upper Galilee 

Hospice, its success is an Israeli success, and 

it is due in part to the continuous support of 

the ICA, which the Hospice has received since 

its establishment to this very day. He thanked 

the ICA for its support and its intensive efforts 

to promote supportive care in many other settings 

in Israel and also thanked all the entities 

who assisted the staff in achieving high quality 

in its work. 



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ICA participates in the First 

Cancer Patient Forum in Turkey 

The First Cancer Patient Forum was held in 

early April at the Dedman Hotel in Ankara Turkey 

and was organized by the Turkish Association 

for Cancer Research and Control (TACRC) in 

conjunction with the International Union against 

Cancer (UICC). Cancer is the second leading 

cause of death in Turkey and 150,000 new cases 

of cancer are diagnosed each year. This special 

forum was arranged with the aim of contributing 

to the national fight against cancer diseases and 

to devise new prevention techniques. Mrs. Miri 

Ziv, ICA Director General, participated in the 

Forum and delivered a lecture entitled: "Lending 

a Hand for Life for over Half a Century", relating 

the numerous ICA activities conducted in Israel 

since its establishment and until today. 

International Conference for 

Childhood Leukemia 

The international conference initiated by LOSEV, 

the Turkish Foundation for Children with Leukemia, 

was held from May 27th –June 2nd, 2006 

in Ankara, Turkey. Children and youth from many 

countries from around the world participated, 

and Israel was represented by Dana Kremer, a 

7 year old leukemia patient from Hod Hasharon, 

who headed for Turkey upon the initiative of 

the ICA, accompanied by her mother, Thelma 

Kremer. Both assumed the task of conveying 

the message that leukemia can be cured. At 

the conference, Dana met children and youth 

from different countries who are also struggling 

with leukemia, along with the usual trials and 

tribulations of youth that every child in Israel and 

across the globe experiences. 

LOSEV organizes an annual international conference 

for children with leukemia with the aim of 

finding solutions to widespread leukemia-related 

problems throughout the world, and to enhance 

global public awareness of increased incidence 

of leukemia in children. This is the fifth annual 

conference, to be entitled: "You are not alone". 

The Fund convenes children with leukemia who 

have never met and 

are fighting for their 

lives, with the aim 

of enabling them a 

healthy and prosperous 

life in the future. 

This conference 

strives to enhance 

public awareness 

across the globe 

about the increased 

prevalence of childhood leukemia and to increase 

solidarity among children contending 

with the disease. 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General 

selected to serve on the UICC 

Board of Directors during the 

UICC General Assembly held in 

Washington 

The newly elected members of the UICC 

Board of Directors were announced at the 

organization's annual conference held in mid- 

July in Washington United States, with over 80 

countries from around the world participating 

and 300 delegates of member organizations. 

The new Board of Directors is comprised of 

14 members only; Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director 

General was selected as one of the new 

members. Ten other members were elected: 

Dr. Eduardo Cazap of Argentina, Dr. Mary 

Gospodarowicz of Canada, Dr. Xishan Hao of 

China, Ranjit Kaur of Malaysia, Dr. Tomoyuki 

Kitagawa of Japan, Dr. Arun Kurkure of India, 

Dr. Alex Markham of Britain, Pearl Moore of 

the United States, Dr. Harri Vertio of Finland, 

and Dr. Roberto Zanetti of Italy. On the next 

day of the conference, at their first meeting and 

upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, 

four additional members were selected 

to serve as Board members: Dr. Farhat Ben 

Ayad of Tunisia, Fred Mickelson of the United 

States, Dr. Thierry Philip of France and Mrs. 

Miri Ziv, ICA Director General. Additionally, Dr. 

John Seffrin of the United States, Dr. Louis

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Denis of Belgium, Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz 

of Canada, Elizabeth Hjorth of Denmark, Dr. 

Tomoyuki Kitagawa of Japan, Dr. Ignacio 

M. Mus'Sevrini of Uruguay and Prof. Eliezer 

Robinson, ICA Chairman, were selected to serve 

on the new Nominating Committee of the UICC. 

Mrs. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General, thanked the 

members of the UICC for their display of trust 

and declared that she will continue to do her 

utmost on the national and international level 

to promote the fight against cancer diseases, 

a fight that knows no territorial boundaries and 

does not discriminate based on religion, race, 

sex or nationality. 

ICA wins International Prize Awarded by the Center for 

Association Leadership 

The ICA won a very prestigious prize for its endeavors in the fight against cancer in Israel, 

presented by the Center for Association Leadership in the United States, which engages 

in empowering leading organizations and associations throughout the globe. Each year, 

the Center for Association Leadership awards prizes to social welfare organizations and 

associations across the globe that have accomplished outstanding achievements with 

the aim of creating a better world. In addition to the ICA, other award recipients were: the 

American Organization for the Advancement of Women's Status, the American Civil Rights 

Organization/Movement and the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics. 

The international recognition of the significance of ICA activities as well as the receipt of 

this award bolsters the confidence of those involved in the tremendous efforts of the ICA 

in Israel and throughout the world, and gives us the strength to continue acting on behalf 

of patients and fighting against the disease. 



Research 

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Prof. Shraga Segal who served as chairman 

of the Israel Cancer Association Research 

Committee, passed away suddenly this year. 

The Israel Cancer Association held a meeting 

in his memory, attended by Prof. E. Robinson 

– ICA Chairman, Miri Ziv, ICA Director General, 

who moderated the meeting, Prof. Segal's 

family, students and colleagues who have been 

involved in his extensive activity in many fields 

of endeavor. Prof. Yossi Yarden opened the 

meeting, Prof. Ronni Apte gave an overview 

of his personality, Major-General (res.) Doron 

Almog spoke about Shraga Segal as a fighter in 

the army and Prof. Yehuda Sheinfeld lectured 

on "Everything is Autoimmune until Proven 

Otherwise". The ceremony was accompanied 

by musical renditions. Prof. Yossi Yarden, who 

served as a member of the Research Committee 

for several years, agreed to fulfill the request of 

the ICA Executive Board and to serve as the 

Research Committee Chairman. 

Outstanding Researcher 

Fund 

Each year, the ICA awards dozens of fellowship 

grants to physicians in medical centers and to 

scientists in research institutes and in universities 

throughout the country. This involves basic, 

clinical, and epidemiological research, as well 

as studies investigating the psycho-social aspects 

of the disease and coping strategies of 

the patient and his/her family. Ms. Lea Glazer, 

ICA Assistant to the Director General, oversees 

the Research Committee. 

Two years ago, the children of the late Prof. 

Dafna Izraeli and the late Prof. Dov Izraeli, 

established the Israel Cancer Association Outstanding 

Researcher Fund in memory of their 

parents to confer a special increased research 

grant to an outstanding woman researcher, from 

among those awarded regular ICA research 

grants. This year, the grant was presented to 

Prof. Shulamit Katzav of the Hebrew University 

of Jerusalem for her research study on: 

the Involvement of the VAV Oncogene in the 

Development of Human Tumors. 

Inst. + Researcher Research subject Funded By 

Dr Aframian D. 

Dr. Palmon A. 

Hadassah Medical 

Center,Ein- Karem, Jerusalem 

Dr Allsweiss T. 

b Katz D. 



Prof Aronheim Ami 


Dr Ast G. 

Tel-Aviv University 

Dr Avivi I. 

Dr Katz T 

Rambam Medical Center, 

Haifa 

Isolation of progenitor salivary 

gland cells for future artificial salivary 

glands after radiation therapy 

for head and neck cancer patients 

Correlation of nuclear grade and 

biomarker expression in breast 

cancer and involved lymph nodes, 

and relevance to clinical outcome 

and response to biological therapy 

The role of AP-1 inhibitor, JDP2, in 

inflammation-dependent hepatocellular 

carcinoma 

Exonization of Alu element in TIF- 

1A gene 

Allospecific T cell depletion to prevent 

GvHD in patients treated with 

allogeneic SCT for hematological 

malignancy 

through the todores moshe 

& rachel dziencielski,& jacob 

& zilpa bass research 

fund 

The ICA friends in Switzerland 

The Ber-Lehmsdorf Memorial 

Fund 




fund

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Prof Baider L. 

Dr Broun M. 

Dr Hasson-Ohayon I. 

Dr Salmon A. 



Dr. Bakhanshvili M. 

Sheba Medical Center, Tel 

Hashomer 

B Baniuash M.d 

The Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem 

Dr Ben-Ari Z. 

Dr Schmilovitz-Weiss H. 

Dr Tobar A. 

Rabin Medical Center, 

Beilinson Campus, Petach 

Tikva 

Dr Ben-Arie N. 


Jerusalem 

Prof Bengal E. 


Dr Benhar I. 


Dr. Ben-Yosef R. 

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical 

Center 

Dr Berger R. 


Hashomer 

Dr Chowers I. 



Dr Cohen H. 

Bar Ilan University, Ramat- 

Gan 

Dr Danilenko Michael 

Ben Gurion University. 

Beer- Sheva 

Parenting groups - Empower parents 

diagnosed with cancer and 

their partners 

Excision of nucleoside analogs 

from DNA in mitochondria by p53 

protein 

TCR zeta chain downregulation 

as a marker for detecting chronic 

inflammatory immunosuppressive 

environment generated in tumor 

bearing hosts: implications for 

cancer immunotherapy 

Histopathological predictors of 

prognosis in HCC patients 

Math1-regulated genes as targets 

for medulloblastoma therapeutics 

The role of the JNK pathway in 

cancer cachexia of skeletal muscle 

Studying the anti-cancer potential 

of targeted drug-carrying bacteriophages 

A novel treatment for Head & Neck 

cancer using curcumin, a natural 

Cox-2 inhibitor and radiation 

Studying the mechanism of androgen 

receptor dependency in 

human prostate cancer 

Revealing the molecular pathways 

underlying metastasis formation in 

uveal melanoma: Identifying target 

for novel therapeutic interventions 

The role of acetylation in regulating 

apoptosis and cell survival 

Combination differentiation therapy 

of myeloid leukemias with plant 

polyphenol silibinin and differentiation 

inducers: a preclinical study 

The Chaya and Naftali 

Bloch Memorial Fund 

The Chaya and Naftali 

Bloch Memorial Fund 

From the Estate of the late 

Ethel Cohen 

From the estat of the late 

Sara Livneh 




fund 

Nancy and Peter Brown, in 

memory of Leslie Simon 


Fund in memory of the 

Late Prof. Nathan Trainin 


Sara Livneh 




fund 

Funded by Teva Pharmaceutical 

Industries Ltd

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Dr Deutsch V. 

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical 

Center 

Dr. Don J. 


Gan 

Dr Eisenberg Barzilai S. 


Hashomer 

Dr. Engelberg D. 


Jerusalem 

Prof Fisch B. 

DR Abir R. 



Tikva 

Prof Fishelson Z. 


Dr. Fishman D. 

Dr Kachko L. 


Beer- Sheva 

Dr Frankenburg S. 



Prof Friedman E. 


Hashomer 

Prof Gavish M. 

Dr Veenman L. 


Dr. Gibson D. 


Jerusalem 

Dr Goldberg Y. 

Dr. Abeliovich D. 

Dr Shemer R. 



A new rapid and economical pre 

clinical in vivo system for studying 

CML and for screening anti CML 

therapies 

MEIG1 - a potential mediator for 

safeguarding DNA integrity 

Long term psychosocial impact of 

oncogenetic counseling in hereditary 

breast and ovarian cancer in 

Israel 

Development of active variants of 

the ERK enzymes and assessing 

their oncogenic potential 

Ovarian cryopreservation for fertility 

preservation after initiation of 

anti-cancer therapy - Should it be 

considered 

Role for mortalin in protection of 

tumor cells from immune attack 

The effects of prostate carcinoma 

cells on vascular endothelial cells: 

does the tumor vasculature deny 

access of immune effector cells to 

the tumor site 

Development of method to isolate 

cytotoxic lynphocytes specific for 

melanoma cells 

Familial breast/ovarian cancer in 

the Druze population 

The functional involvment of the 

peripheral-type benzodiazepine 

receptor (PBR) in the apoptotic 

effects of antitumorigenic agents 

on brain cancer 

Cellular platinomics: elucidating 

the mechanism of resistance of 

human cancer cells to cisplatin by 

proteomic approaches 

Molecular alterations in ovarian 

carcinomas with microsatellite 

instability 

Donated by Don and Donna 

Sherman in memory of 

their parents Sam and Esther 

Iseberg and Julius and 

Ann Sherman 

Dr. Daniel G. Miller Perpetual 

Cancer Research 

Fellowship 

The estate of the late 

Loewe Minna Margot 


Through the Miriam and 

Benjamin Stanton Fund 

The Ber-Lehmsdorf memorial 

Fund in memory of the 

late John 

Linda R. Kaminow, in 

memory of her aunt Sally 

Glatzer and in honor of Jeffrey 

Chason 




fund 




fund

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Dr Gross A. 

Weizmann Institute of 

Sceince, Rehovot 

Dr Gross G. 

Dr LOTEM m. 

Dr Margalit A. 

Migal - Galilee Technology 

Center 

Prof Haupt Y. 


Jerusalem 

Dr. Hollander N. 


Dr Hubert Ayala 

Dr Berant E. 

Dr Cohen I. 



Dr. Huleihel M. 

Prof Piura B. 


Beer- Sheva 

Dr. Isakov N. 


Beer- Sheva 

Prof. Israel O. 

Dr. Epelbaun R. 

Dr Frenkel A. 

Rambam Medical Center, 

Haifa 

Dr Izraeli S. 

Dr Ofek E. 

Dr. Krupsky M. 


Hashomer 

Prof Katzav-Shapira S. 


Jerusalem 

Dr Kenet G. 

Dr Revel-Vilk S. 


Hashomer 

The role of BID in the response of 

cells to DNA damage 

Development of novel multi-functional 

cancer vaccines 

Effect of c-Abl on the oncogenic 

activity of Hdmx 

Anti CD20 X anti CD44 bispecific 

antibodies for the treatment of B- 

cell lymphoma 

The contribution of attachment 

styles among breast cancer mothers, 

to the self identity and sepration 

of their adolesent daughters 

Increasing the anti-ovarian carcinoma 

therapy of paclitaxel (taxol) 

by anti-TNF-alpha 

Characterization of the novel protein, 

PICOT inhuman leukemia: 

Implications for cancer diagnosis 

and therapy 

Dynamic PET acquisition - a quantitative 

techniquefor grading of 

malignant tumors and prediction 

of response to treatment: A novel 

approach for personalized assessment 

of cancer of the pacreas in 

the individual patient 

Prospective identification of genes 

predicting metastatic spread, in 

particular to the brain of primary 

non-small lung cancer 

Vav 1 - a signal transducer protein 

gene awry: Exploring its role in human 

malignancies 

Israeli pediatric oncology registry 

on central venous line related comoplication 


Industries Ltd 

Harvey and Lee Poppel, in 

honor of Nancy and Peter 

Brown 

The ICA friends in Holland 


Ethel Cohen 


Ethel Cohen 

The estate of the late Alexander 

Smidoda 

Donated by Hana Levinzon 


Industries Ltd 

The Outstanding Research 

Fund in momory of the late 

Prof. Dafna and the late 

Prof. Dov 

In memory of Sara Kaizer 

and Nechama Hofman 



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Prof Kleinberger T. 


Prof Kupiec M. 


Prof Lahat N. 

Carmel Medical 

Center,Haifa 

Prof Lahav J. 



Tikva 

Prof Laskov R. 


Jerusalem 

Dr. Lerner-Geva L. 

Chetrit A. 


Hashomer 

Dr Levy A.P. 


Prof Livneh E. 


Beer- Sheva 

Dr Lobel L. 


Beer- Sheva 

Prof Marmary Y. 



Prof Nativ O. 

Bnei Zion Medical Center 

Prof Neumann D. 

Prof Mittelman M. 


Dr Neuman-Silberberg 


Beer- Sheva 

Dr Nir U. 


Gan 

Study of Ynd 1 and its contribution 

to E4orf4- induced apoptosis 

ELG1, a guardian of genome stability 

The regulation of nitric oxide (NO) 

in hypoxic areas of solid tumors 

The mechanism of regulation of 

enzymatically catalized disulfide 

exchange in adhesion of the tumor 

cell to the extracellular matrix and 

to platelets. 

Does AID participate in transformation 

of B cell by EBV and induces 

somatic mutations in the IgV 

genes and in protooncogenes 

The possible association between 

infertility treatments and ovarian 

cancer development by BRCA 1,2 

mutation status 

Structural and functional characterization 

of nuclear VEGF 

Hormonal regulation of protein 

kinase C and its role in breast 

cancer response to stress and 

chemotherapy 

Ovarian cancer and the immune 

system: New technologies for 

early screening 

Prevention of Radiotherapy induced 

Damage to the Salivary 

Glands Using Adenoviral Gene 

Transfer of HSP70 

Novel drug delivery strategy for superficial 

bladder cancer treatment 

Recombinant human erythropoietin 

(rHuEpo) as an anti-neoplastic 

and immunomodulatory agent 

Regulation of growth-factor signaling 

pathways in normal development 

and in cancer formation 

TMF/ARA160: A novel mediator of 

hypoxic stress response in malignant 

cells 

Donated by Don and Donna 

Sherman in memory of 

their parents Sam and Esther 

Iseberg and Julius and 

Ann Sherman 

Helga, Bruce and Heddy 

Schiff Koppel in momory 

of Eugene Schiff, Goldie 

Schiff and Mici Koppel 

Donated by Ida and Harry 

Shooster in memory of 

Frank and Dora Shooster 

and Cark and Anna Grossman 

Donated bt Cobey and 

Bob Rapaport 


Sara Livneh 

The estate of the late Alexander 

Smidoda 

Donated by Linda R. Kaminow 

in memory of Claire 

and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt

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DR Ofir R. 

Prof Weinstein Y. 


Beer- Sheva 

Dr Peled A. 



Dr. Pfeffer R. 

Dr Bar J. 

Dr Gluck I. 


Hashomer 

Dr Pinkas-Kramarski R. 


Dr. Ravid S. 


Jerusalem 

Prof. Razin Ehud 


Jerusalem 

Dr Reiner O. 



Prof Rennert G. 


Dr Rosin-Arbesfeld R. 


Dr Schwartz B. 


Jerusalem 

Dr Shabat D. 


Dr Shachar I. 

Dr Haran M. 



Dr. Shachter J. 

Dr Markel G. 


Hashomer 

Prof Shai Y. 



Citral, a new pro-apoptotic anticancer 

compound: preclinical 

evaluation and mode of action 

Stimulation of NK cell mobilization 

and accumulation in tumors as a 

novel approach for NK-dependent 

antitumor immunotherapy 

Determining the relationships 

between Mdm2 promoter polymophism, 

p53 response in normal 

tissues of breast cancer patients, 

and clinical response to chemotherapy 

Mechanisms of Ras and ErbB mediated 

cell transformation 

The role of protein kinase C and 

casein kinase II in the regulation of 

myosin II in chemotaxis of metastatic 

tumor cells 

Exploring the network of interactions 

of STAT3, MITF and PIAS 3 

The role of LIS1 in metastatis competence 

SNPs of the Aromatase and other 

estrogen metabolism genes and 

risk of breast cancer 

Aminoglycoside-induced restoration 

of wild type APC in colon 

cancer cells 

HNF4-as Target in colorectal cancer 

Design synthesis and activation 

of anti tumor single triggered dendritic 

prodrugs 

The expression and function of 

CD74 and MIF in chronic lymphocytic 

leukemia 

Novel CEACAM1 - based Immunomodulatory 

approach for cancer 

immunotherapy 

D, L-amino acid transmembrane 

peptides- Novel inhibitors of ErbB 

receptors assembly involved in 

cancer 

Ida and Harry Shooster in 

memory of Carl and Anna 

Grossman and Frank and 

Dora 





fund 


Sara Livneh 

Donated by Dr. Albert Wilner 

in memory of Blanche 

Wilner 


Fund 

Nancy and Peter Brown 

The estate of the late 

Loewe Minna Margot 




fund

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Prof Shoshan-Barmatz 


Beer- Sheva 

Prof Siegal Tali 

Dr Lavon I. 



Dr Sion-Vardy N. 


Beer- Sheva 

Prof Sredni B. 


Gan 

Dr Trakhtenbrot L. 

Dr Hirshberg A. 

Taicher 


Hashomer 

Dr Urieli-Shoval S. 



Prof Yefenof E. 


Jerusalem 

The mitochondrial protein VDAC 

as a novel target for inducing cancer 

cells death 

Detection of brain tumor genetic 

and epigenetic aberrations in circulating 

tumor DNA: A future diagnostic 

tool 

Mutual interactions between malignant 

and benign prostate epithelial 

cells contribute to oncogenic 

process in the prostate gland 

The immunomodulator AS 101 

potentiates apoptosis on Ha-Ras 

transformed cells which correlates 

with suppression of a survival 

protein 

Development of noninvasive diagnostic 

method for detecting 

aneuploid premalignant oral lesions 

by using multiparametric cell 

scanning system which combined 

morphological and fluorescent in 

situ hybridization (FISH) 

Expression and function of serum 

amyloid A in ovarian cancer 

Regulation of glucocorticoid 

receptor translocation to the mitochondria 

in leukemia and lymphoma 

cells 

Donated by Billi f. Bernie 

Marcus in honor of their 

friend Janice Mathia 




fund 

Through the late Sara 

Kanterovitch Fund 

The Raya (Rela) Golambo 

Memorial Fund

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Memorial Funds 

Donated to ICA 



• The Boaz Adar Memorial Fund established by 

Yael and Shimon Adar, in memory of their son 

Boaz, for the provision of research grants. 

• The Lea Arbel Memorial Fund for provision of 

training programs for para-medical professionals 

who treat cancer patients. 

• The Breta Bass Fund, bequeathed by the 

deceased to finance research grants. 

• The Ber-Lehmsdorf Memorial Fund managed 

by executors of the estate of the late Dr. Ber- 

Lehmsdorf of Switzerland, for the provision 

of research grants. 

• The Chaya and Naftali Bloch Memorial 

Fund bequeathed by the late Chaya Bloch 

for the provision of research grants. 

• The Annetta Cherna Fund, bequeathed by 

the deceased to finance activity on behalf of 

child cancer patients. 

• The Sir Charles Clore Foundation in support 

of maintaining the Sir Charles Clore Hostel 

in Givatayim. 

• The Ethel Cohen Memorial Fund for the 

provision of cancer research grants. 

• The Rivka Dror, Esther and Leon Arditi, 

Miriam and Shlomo Hasid Fund for cancer 

research and for the acquisition of medical 

equipment. 

• The Dina and Zalman Goldberg Memorial 

Fund for the promotion of research by students 

and young doctors working in the Oncology 

Department at the Rambam Medical Center 

in Haifa. 

• The Raya (Rela) Golombo Memorial Fund 

bequeathed by the late Raya (Rela) Golombo 

in memory of Reuven and Meir Golombo 

and their mother Sonya Golombo; Miriam 

Gerster and her parents Raphael Gerster 

and Rela (Raya) Gerster-Golombo nee 

Kaplanowitz; Sonya Lev, husband Yossef 

and their daughters Kasnya and Avigail, who 

perished in the Holocaust; Yossef Golombo 

and Dina Kaplanowitz. 

• The Ronit Greenfas Memorial Fund for 

special projects. 

• The Simon and Irma Gross Fund for cancer 

research. 

• The Rafael Hadar Memorial Fund, for the 

establishment of the West Wing Clinic of the 

Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center. 

• The “I Care” Fund in memory of the late Ofira 

Navon, for the support of psycho-oncology 

conferences, workshops and seminars. 

• Joint Headquarters of Quality Assurance 

Fund 

• The Sara Kantarovitch (Arna) Fund, 

bequeathed by the deceased, to finance 

fellowship grants. 

• The Rafael Hadar Fund, to establish the 

West Wing of the clinics at the Davidoff center, 

Rabin Medical Center. 

• Fund in memory of sisters Sara Keiser and 

Nehama Hoffman nee Burnstein, of the 

city of Plutzek, Poland, from the estate of 

Girshowitz Rosa Maria. 

• Fund bequeathed by the late Prof. Daphne 

Izraeli and the late Prof. Dov Izraeli to finance 

the Outstanding Female Researcher fellowship 

grant. 

• The Kessler Family Memorial Fund bequeathed 

by the late Siegfried Kessler in memory of 

the Zvi Dov Kessler family. 

• The Yehudit Kleinberger Memorial Fund 

from Munich for the provision of research 

grants. 

• The Charlotta Kolber Memorial Fund 

bequeathed by the late Charlotta Kolber 

for the provision of research grants.

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• The Mina Margot Laveh Memorial Fund 

for the support of cancer research. 

• The Mathilde Recanati Memorial Fund for 

the support of special programs in the battle 

against cancer. 

• The Tamar Rodich Memorial Fund established 

by her son Ilan Rodich to support Hospice and 

Hospice Home Care (special programs). 

• The Avraham Rubinstein Memorial Fund 

bequeathed by the deceased for home tutoring 

of child cancer patients. 

• The Miriam Eva Sharoni (Stern) nee 

Lang Memorial Fund established by her 

husband, Avraham Sharoni, to support ICA 

activities. 

• The Alexander Smidoda Memorial Fund 

bequeathed by the deceased for the provision 

of research grants. 

• The Leah and Yosef Solomon Fund bequeathed 

by the late Yosef Solomon to finance fellowship 

grants. 

• The Miriam and Benjamin Stanton Fund 

established by Miriam and Benjamin 

Stanton of England, for the support of cancer 

research. 

• The Hanna Uldak Memorial Fund, for the 

purchase of computers for children who have 

cancer, as part of the home tutoring support 

network. 

• The Moshe Wolf Memorial Fund for the 

provision of cancer research grants. 

• The Ronni Yudison Memorial Fund, established 

by the deceased’s husband, Meir Yudison, 

for the provision of research grants.

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Data Collection and 

Follow-up 



The National Mammography 

Project 

The ICA initiated and assisted in establishing 

an infrastructure for mammography quality 

control as well as with the acquisition of new 

equipment for examination centers located 

throughout the country. Approximately 56 

operating centers have the Ministry of Health’s 

approval of equipment quality and radiation 

levels, with the prerequisite that each center 

run regular tests to examine image quality and 

film development procedures. 

Forty-four mammography centers currently operate 

under clinical quality assurance, authorized 

within the framework of the joint ICA-Ministry 

of Health National Mammography Project. As 

part of this program, financed solely by the ICA, 

mammography centers have been computerized, 

and all test results undergo comparative data 

analysis performed by radiologists, surgeons and 

oncologists. To date, data has been collected 

on nearly two million tests. Prof. Gad Rennert 

heads this program. 

Following a discussion initiated by the ICA at a 

meeting of the Israel National Oncology Council, 

a special task committee was formed, which 

recommended rules of procedure reflecting 

further perspectives to be implemented by the 

Ministry of Health. (Further information on the 

National Mammography Program and educational 

activities relating to early detection of breast 

cancer may be found in the Early Detection and 

Information and Education chapters). 

Upgrading National Protocol 

of Childhood Acute Lymphatic 

Leukemia 

The ICA continues to provide financial aid to collect 

and process data on children afflicted with 

acute lymphatic leukemia, undergoing treatment 

according to the National Protocol, which is a 

unique extension of the German Protocol – BFM. 

All statistics are processed by the Department 

of Statistics at Tel Aviv University. Since the 

protocol’s inception 15 years ago, there are no 

longer any differences recorded in the survival 

rates of children afflicted with leukemia 

treated at the various medical centers. Nor 

are there any differences recorded between 

the survival rates of Jewish and Arab children 

afflicted with the disease. Over the past decade 

methods for detection of submicroscopic 

leukemia cells have been developed whereby 

intensive treatment in a group of patients at low 

risk for recurrence may be reduced, thus saving 

long-term treatment damage and enabling the 

detection of patients at high risk who require 

intensive treatment crucial to saving their lives. 

The ICA has assumed the task of assisting in 

the upgrade of this method until its effectiveness 

is proven. This year the ICA has approved 

additional financial assistance in order to enable 

the completion of the requirements for joining 

the International Protocol in 2007 for the treatment 

of Childhood Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. 

For further information on this subject please 

see Chapter on Equipment, Construction and 

Development p.74). 

Childhood Cancer Registry 

Collaboration between the Israel 

Society for Pediatric Oncology 

and the American Pediatric 

Oncology Group and Other 

International Groups 

The Israel Society for Pediatric Oncology received 

permission from the American Children Cancer 

Group to join in the formulation of various treatment 

protocols. 

The ICA funds the part-time Data Manager post 

in the Pediatric-Oncology Departments of the 

Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah 

Tikva, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 

Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and Hadassah 

Medical Center in Jerusalem. The provided 

posts enable the expansion of central registry 

of cancer child patients, also allowing for the 

expansion of the national protocols framework 

with the proper quality assurance and enabling

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the various departments to become a part of the 

American Children’s Oncology Group. 

The treatment protocols which currently exist 

in Israel are: 

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Chairpersons 

Dr. Batia Stark and Dr. Shay Izraeli 

• B-cell Lymphoma, Chairperson Prof. Miriam 

Ben Harush 

• Neuroblastoma, Chairman Dr. Yitzhak Yaniv 

and Dr. Hana Golan 

• Retinoblastoma, Chairperson Dr. Nili 

Remo 

• Rhabdomyosarcoma, Chairman Dr. Yaakov 

Goshen 

• Wilms' Tumor, Chairman Dr. Yoram Neuman 

International Publication of Joint 

Research of the Israeli Genetic 

and Ovarian Cancer Consortium 

in Seattle; the study examined over 660 BRCA1 

and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers in Israel and 

the United States, showing that familial factors 

may have a significant impact on the risk of a 

specific malignancy in BRCA1 or BRCA2 carriers. 

This study received extensive coverage in 

the scientific journal of the Proceedings of the 

National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. 

Israeli Breast Implant Registry for 

Reconstruction Purposes 

The ICA has assisted in establishing an Israeli 

Breast Implant Registry of women who have 

undergone mastectomy and reconstruction 

with implants and is working towards integrating 

Israel's registry in the international registry 

network. Dr. Morris Topaz, Director of the Plastic 

Surgery Ward at Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera, 

and Chairman of the International Breast Implant 

Registry, coordinates the Israeli registry. 

The Israel Society of Clinical Oncology and 

Radiotherapy and 6 genetic institutes engaged 

in cancer genetics, are performing a 

joint study on the Genetics of Breast and 

ovarian Cancer in Israel. 

The study is being conducted in several stages. 

The initial stage evaluates the level of risk of 

contracting breast cancer and ovarian cancer 

in BRCA1 and BRAC2 gene mutation carriers. 

The ICA finances this research, recognizing 

the significance of this collaboration between 

the institutions, which is anticipated to produce 

substantial results, significantly impacting and 

upgrading the quality of knowledge in this 

important subject. Prof. Lahad of Shaarei 

Tzedek Hospital is coordinating the research in 

collaboration with the Sheba, Rambam, Rabin, 

Sourasky and Carmel Medical Centers. 

The joint research was conducted under the 

direction of Prof. Efrat Levi-Lahad of the Genetics 

Unit at the Shaarei Tzedek Medical Center, 

representing the Israel Genetic Consortium, and 

Dr. Mary Claire King of Washington University

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Equipment, 

Construction and 

Development 

Remodeled Waiting Area at Assaf 

Harofeh Hospital 

Renovations on the patio at the center of the 

Assaf Harofeh Hospital were completed, making 

the waiting area more comfortable and pleasant 

for cancer patients and their families waiting for 

a medical examination or chemotherapy. 



Establishment of Refael Hadar 

Clinic at the Rabin Medical Center 

March 2006 saw the inauguration of the Rafael 

Hadar Clinics Wing at the Davidoff Center at 

the Rabin Medical Center. 

Dr. D. Oppenheim, Director of the Rabin medical 

Center, Mrs. Suzy Eban, Founding President of 

the Israel Cancer Association, Prof. E. Robinson, 

ICA Chairman, Ms. M. Ziv, ICA Director General, 

representatives of the deceased's family, estate 

managers and additional representatives from 

the Medical Center and the ICA were present 

at the Wing inauguration ceremony. 

Blood Test Room and Lab at Davidoff 

Center, Rabin Medical Center 

March 2006 saw the inauguration of the Blood 

Test Room and Lab established at the Davidoff 

Center for the treatment and research of cancer 

diseases, as a token of appreciation for Mrs. 

Suzy Eban, Founding President of the ICA, for 

the donation that she obtained from the last 

will and testament of Joan Thor-Cummings of 

blessed memory. 

Activity and Support Center and 

New Headquarters for the Haifa 

Branch 

Renovations on the Rosenfeld House, received 

from the Haifa Municipality and defined as a 

structure to be preserved, were completed 

during the second half of 2006. 

The building renovation was made possible 

thanks to the generous contribution of Linda 

R. Kaminow who dedicated the building in the 

memory of her late parents Claire and Emanuel 

G. Rosenblatt. In July the Haifa Branch relocated 

to the new building. 

Renovation and Expansion of the 

Mammography Institute at Barzilai 

Hospital in Ashkelon 

In mid September 2006, a new Mammography 

Institute opened in the Imagining Wing of Barzilai 

Hospital in Ashkelon. The new Institute is situated 

within the Imagining Wing at the Medical Center, 

and it has undergone a major face lift, having 

been reconstructed, expanded and renovated. 

State of the art equipment will be used in the 

Mammography Institute to conduct screenings 

and early detection diagnosis of breast cancer, 

which will allow a more precise diagnosis of 

breast cancer than in the past. Similarly, the 

Institute is under national quality control of the 

Mammography Institutes, headed by Prof. 

Gadi Rennert. The renovation and expansion 

of the Institute were made possible thanks to the 

generous contribution of the Alsace and Feist 

families in memory of the late Arena Feist-Alsace. 

The opening ceremony was attended by

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Dr. Shimon Sherf, Hospital Director, Mr. Ethan 

Cohen, Administrative Director, Dr. Georgio, 

Director of the Mammography Institute, Ms. Miri 

Ziv, ICA Director General, and representatives 

of the Feist and Alsace families and other ICA 

and hospital representatives. 

Assistance in Purchasing 

Medical Equipment for 

Hospitals 

Purchase of Microscope Medical 

Equipment for Kaplan Medical 

Center 

The ICA financed the purchase of microscope 

medical lab equipment for the Hematology Ward 

at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, headed 

by Prof. A. Barbi. The device was purchased 

with assistance from the Canadian Friends of 

the ICA. 

Purchase of Facs Analyser Device 

for Soroka Medical Center in Beer 

Sheva 

The ICA has financed the purchase of a Facs 

Analyser device for treating child and adult 

hematology patients. The device serves as a 

basis for precise diagnosis and follow up of 

hemato-oncological diseases and plays a major 

role in treatment-related decision making. 

Financing a Mutation Identification 

Test for the Cancer Research 

Institute at Sheba Medical Center 

The ICA assists in financing the development 

of an innovative test for identifying ABL-PCR 

mutations that are resistant to glibc treatment 

in chronic myeloid leukemia patients. According 

to researchers, this development has immediate 

therapeutic significant for patients as well as 

life-saving potential. 

Financing the Integration of a 

New Test for Malignant Brain Tumors 

for the Laboratory for Molecular 

Diagnosis of Brain Tumors 

at Hadassah Medical Center Ein 

Karem 

The ICA is assisting in the integration of a new 

test for malignant glioblastoma and multiforme 

brain tumors. The test enables the identification 

of patients who respond to chemotherapy or 

alternately, those who are resistant to chemotherapy 

and helps physicians in decision 

making regarding the treatment of prevalent 

brain tumors. 

Equipment for Diagnosing and 

Monitoring Pigmental Skin 

Wounds 

The ICA has financed the purchase of equipment 

for diagnosing and monitoring pigmental 

skin wounds at the Haemek Medical Center in 

Afula. The equipment enables marking and x- 

raying of skin wounds, and entering the x-rayed 

material onto the computer for follow up. The 

equipment will enable physicians to monitor 

wounds and decide as to continued treatment 

and monitoring by comparing x-rays. 

ICA has set up sophisticated 

internet surfing stations in 

Oncology Wards at hospitals 

throughout the country 

Internet surfing stations have been set up in 

Oncology Wards at hospitals throughout the 

country upon the initiative of the ICA. Balmot 

Company, engaged in development, production 

and marketing of kiosk self service systems 

and stations, will provide ICA with sophisticated 

surfing stations to be set up in Oncology Wards 

at hospitals throughout the country in order to 

provide patients with cancer-related medical 

information obtained from certified health related 

websites. Initially, several stations were set up 

at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Tashomer and 

currently there are stations set up in Oncology 

From right to left: 2 family 

representatives, Dr. Georgio, 

Mammography Institute Director, Dr. 

S. Sherf, Barzilai Hospital Director, 2 

additional family representatives, Miri 

Ziv, ICA Director General. 

Family representative unveils the 

commemorative plaque in memory 

of the late Arena Feist-Alsace.

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Wards at Sourasky, Rambam and Hadassah 

Medical Centers. 

These are internet stations that are remotely 

controlled, well designed and user friendly, and 

are also tailored to the disabled. Surfing at these 

stations will be enabled only for secure websites, 

such as the ICA website and other websites of 

health organizations in Israel and throughout the 

globe. The set up of surfing stations is part of 

a trend to enable patients at medical centers 

throughout Israel to receive extensive and up 

to date information from the ICA website and 

from other cancer-related websites. 

Update of the Childhood 

Leukemia Monitoring 

Protocol 

Use of New Technologies to 

Diagnose MRD (Minimal Residual 

Disease) 

Today's aim throughout the globe and at ICA, 

on the one hand, is to cure all children, while 

maintaining optimal quality of life on the other, 

free of restrictions for a recovering child; the 

objective is to succeed in tailoring the appropriate 

treatment to each child according to the 

specific type of leukemia and its degree of risk, 

as well as to abstain from using chemotherapy 

and radiotherapy for low risk cancers, seeing 

as these treatments involve physical and emotional 

damage, while conversely, increasing 

treatment and chances of a cure among those 

who are at high risk. With generous assistance 

from the ICA, the new MRD lab methods have 

been implemented, and an Israeli group has 

been integrated in a large international group 

for the monitoring and treatment of childhood 

leukemia. Hence, we can only hope that child 

cancer patients in Israel will continue to receive 

optimal treatment provided by modern medicine 

as their counterparts do in leading countries in 

the world. 



Friends of the 

ICA Abroad 

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Friends of the ICA in countries throughout the 

world continue to lend their support from afar 

with great dedication and devotion to advance 

the persistent and tireless battle against cancer. 

Our circle of friends overseas has assisted us 

in continuing to expand our support activities 

for cancer patients, and in making an effort to 

increase early detection awareness among the 

general public. Many projects were implemented 

in the fight against cancer in spite of these 

difficult times which prevail in Israel, economically 

and security-wise. We are in need of this 

significant and crucial support so that we may 

continue assisting in promoting research, treatment 

modalities, rehabilitation and improving 

patients quality of life. Cancer knows no territorial 

boundaries and does not discriminate 

against patients based on nationality, ethnic 

background, race or sex. The promotion of 

the fight against cancer, support for funding of 

research studies and technological development 

and the outstanding achievements that are accomplished 

through donations raised abroad, 

are to be commended and admired. 

Canada 

With assistance from the Friends of the ICA 

in Canada, headed by Mr. Doron Opher, 

components were purchased for an institute 

microscope, enabling simultaneous observation 

and training, for the Hematological Institute at 

Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, treating patients 

with malignant blood diseases – leukemia, 

lymphomas, myeloma, and myelodisplasia. 

Switzerland 

Over the past year, the Friends of the ICA in 

Switzerland, headed by Chairman Dr. Ronald 

Fried, and Outgoing Chairman Dr. H. Euilau, 

supported the financing of three cancer research 

fellowships on various subjects to promote 

cancer research in Israel. 

Ami Aronheim, PhD. The Role of AP-1 Inhibitor, 

JDP2, in inflammation-dependent hepatocellular 

carcinoma mouse model. 

Zvi Fishelson, Ph.D. The Role of Mortalin in 

Protecting Tumor Cells from Immune Attack. 

Dr. Amnon Peled Stimulation of NK Cell Mobilization 

and Accumulation in Tumors as a 

Novel Approach for NK-dependent anti-tumor 

therapy. 

United Kingdom 

The prestigious annual fundraising event launched 

by the Friends of the ICA in London headed by 

the dynamic chairperson Vered Aaron and the 

devoted commitee members, was held in May 

2006 at the luxurious Radisson Portman Hotel 

in London, with hundreds of guests, friends and 

supporters in attendance. Singer David D'or 

performed his greatest hits accompanied by a 

band of musicians. The performance was thrilling 

and moving and garnered a round of applause 

and requests for an encore. Prof. Michael 

Baum delivered a riveting lecture, updating the 

audience on innovations in cancer treatment. Uri 

Geller moderated the public auction of Israeli 

artwork contributed by artists, friends of the ICA 

and estates. During the public auction, Uri Geller 

contributed glassware that he designed, which 

was successfully sold. Towards the end of the 

evening there was a raffle held with expensive 

prizes awarded. Upon the conclusion of the 

event, Mr. David Reuben and his wife Debra, 

who were the patrons of the evening and who 

are longtime loyal supporters of ICA activity, 

announced a generous gesture to complete the 

financing required to establish a Breast Health 

Care Center at the Linn community Center in 

from right to left David and Debora Reuben and Vered Aaron, 

chairperson of the ICA in London 

Photo: Ziva Levi

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Chairperson Vered Aharon, singer David D'or and ICA 

representative, Nurith Azran. 

Photo: Ziva Levi 

Haifa. As mentioned, the Reuben family assisted 

in a generous contribution to establish the Nancy 

Reuben Comprehensive Breast Health Center 

at Meir Hospital,among other projects. 

Frankfurt 

The annual fundraising event of the Friends 

of the ICA in Frankfurt, headed by Mrs. Petra 

Kaffeeseider, and the dedicated committee 

members, was held in February 2007 (postponed 

from November 2006). 

The elegant event was held at the Intercontinental 

Hotel, and decorations were provided by Mrs. 

Schneider, a committee member. 

Mrs. Dunja Rajter, a well known singer in 

Germany, who was impressed by this event, 

delivered a volunteer performance in the artistic 

portion of the evening. A group of drummers 

from Senegal also drummed with the guests 

and brought people to the dance floor. It was a 

very enjoyable evening. 

From left to right 

Mrs. Simone Hofmann, Mrs. Ania Haddar, Mrs. Jutta Schneider, 

Mrs. Rosl Arnsberg, Mrs. Petra Kaffeesieder, Mrs. Nina Blodinger, 

and Mrs. Eva Zandberg 

From left to right: Ruth Hofmann founder of the ICA in Frankfurt, 

The mayor of the city Mrs. Dr. Petra Roth, Rosel Arnsberg member 

of the comittee, the former treasurer of the City Mr. Dr. Ernst 

Gerhardt and in the back chairwoman Petra Kaffeesieder. This 

picture was taken when the Meir and the former treasurer were 

honored by Petra for their assistance and 

Support over the years for the ICA. They were given Certificates 

and new wonderful looking needle. 

A raffle was held with prizes such as jewelry and 

flight tickets to Israel. 

All proceeds from this successful event are 

dedicated to the Hope for Life Project. 

Guests of honor were: Mrs. Dr. Petra Roth, 

Lord Mayor of the city of Frankfurt. Prof. Dr. 

Felix Semmelroth, Cultural Officer of the City of 

Frankfurt, Dr. Ernst Gerhardt. former treasurer of 

the City of Frankfurt, Mrs. Prof. Dr. Birkenfeld, 

member of the board of the City of Frankfurt, 

Prof. Dr. Salomon Korn, Vice President of 

Zentralrat der Juden in Germany and President 

of the Frankfurt Jewish community Frankfurt, Mr. 

Henryk Broder , renowned German journalist 

and author, winner of the Börne Medal 2007. 

ICA - USA Palm Beach, Florida 

The season began with ICA USA’s Annual 

Meeting and the installation of new President 

Roy N. Apple. Roy has been involved with 

the Israel Cancer Association for many years 

serving as a Vice-President on the Executive 

Committee and as co-chair of the Annual Gala. 

He is currently a Director of the Deutsche Bank 

of Palm Beach. Elected along with Mr. Apple 

were new Board Members David Genser from 

Boston, Massachusetts, owner of Genser Insurance, 

Gene H. Hoffman, from Morristown, 

New Jersey, retired automobile businessman, 

Louis Rogow M.D., of Bayonne, New Jersey,

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a retired radiation oncologist and current business 

owner of Ideal Window Manufacturing, 

Sean G. McGould, of Palm Beach Gardens, 

Florida, President and Chief Investment Office 

of Lighthouse Partners, and Linda Schottland, 

from Boca Raton, Florida, a fashion designer and 

financial investor. Officers installed for 2006-2007 

are Harvey Poppel, Vice-President; Deena 

Morgan, Vice President; Joel Levine, Treasurer, 

Allison LaBossiere, Assistant Treasurer and 

Richard Karp, Secretary. Volunteer of the Year 

Awards were given to Bernice Weinstein and 

Irv Bernard. 

In November, the South Florida Council of the 

Israel Cancer Association USA held a reception 

at the Blue Gallery in Delray Beach, Florida that 

featured the well-known Israeli Artist David 

Schluss. The program chaired by Elyssa 

Kupferberg and Judy Maidenbaum was the 

opening event of the season and attracted many 

newcomers to the organization. Mr. Schluss 

discussed his artwork and the techniques that 

he uses to create his works. 

On November 15, the Association of Fundraising 

Professionals, a national organization that 

represents most charities in the United States, 

honored 

Linda R. Kaminow as the Palm Beach County 

Philanthropist of the Year, for her outstanding 

contributions to the Israel Cancer Association 

and to countless other charities in the United 

States and Israel. The Israel Cancer Association 

USA nominated her for this coveted award and 

members of the staff and Board of Directors attended 

the special luncheon in her honor. Linda 

R. Kaminow grew up in New York witnessing her 

parents' generosity. Over the years, Linda has 

become a major philanthropist in her own right. 

Involved with the ICA USA since its inception, 

she generously supports cutting edge cancer 

research and builds facilities for helping cancer 

patients and their families. In addition to her 

research funding she has provided the funds 

to build new cancer treatment facilities at Israeli 

hospitals and a new branch of the Israel Cancer 

Association in northern Israel. Linda's generosity 

has had far-reaching impact for cancer patients 

worldwide. Cancer cures found in Israel benefit 

the entire world. 

In December the ICA USA held its most successful 

Membership Event at the Four Seasons 

Hotel in Palm Beach. Debra and Nat Steinart 

of Boca Raton served as the co-chairs of the 

event. The guest speaker for the event was 

Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot Inc. 

the world’s largest home improvement retailer 

and President of the Marcus Foundation, which 

primarily supports cancer research. Mr. Marcus 

stated, “9 out of 10 of the best cancer researchers 

in the world come from Israel.” 

Nancy and Peter Brown hosted a Major Gifts 

Reception at their home to recognize the Cancer 

Research Fellowship Donors and members 

of the Circle of Hope program. Peter thanked 

everyone for their outstanding contributions to 

cutting edge cancer research in Israel. A new 

film produced by Israel Cancer Association 

USA was shown during the evening. The film 

highlights the outstanding work that is being 

done by the Israel Cancer Association and the 

breakthroughs that have been discovered as 

a result of the support given to the research 

scientists in Israel. 

In January, ICA USA held its first Luncheon 

Lecture of the season, featuring 

William G. Kerr PhD, Associate Professor of 

the Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology at 

the H. Lee Moffit Comprehensive Cancer Center 

at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. He 

discussed “Stem Cells in Health: Possibilities 

and Challenges. 

February 1, the Israel Cancer Association held 

its Annual Gala at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm 

Beach, Florida, honoring Linda R. Kaminow 

and presenting the E. G. Rosenblatt Award for 

Scientific Achievement to Dr. David P. Kelsen 

Chief of Gastrointestinal Oncology Services at

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No Boundaries” and her generous support of 

countless Cancer Research Fellowships.” Mrs. 

Monni Epstein, Executive Director of the ICA 

USA made a special presentation to Linda on 

behalf of Mrs. Miri Ziv, Director General of the 

Israel Cancer Association. 



Roy N Apple, President of ICA USA presents the Honoree Award 

to Linda R. Kaminow for her outstanding leadership, commitment 

and generosity to Israel Cancer Association and the global fight 

against cancer. 

the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 

Honorary Chairs for the Gala were Donna and 

Barry Slotnick and Co-Chairs were Celia Jacobs, 

Allison LaBossiere and Deena Morgan. 

Special Guest for the evening was 

Paul Michael Glaser, renowned actor, director 

and producer and Chairman of the Elisabeth 

Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation. This year’s 

major sponsors included Deutsche Bank Alex 

Brown – Platinum Sponsor, the Commerce Bank 

– Gold Sponsor and The Citigroup Private Bank 

as Silver Sponsor. Roy N. Apple, President of 

ICA USA, presented the Honoree Award to 

Linda R. Kaminow thanking her for all she has 

done on behalf of the Israel Cancer Association, 

including “arranging for the funds to build 

the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt Haifa 

Branch of the Israel Cancer Association, 

contributions to the development of oncology 

wings in Israel’s hospitals, providing medical 

equipment to institutions that are in great need, 

underwriting the ICA USA newsletter The Tikvah 

Times and the new ICA USA film “Cancer Has 

Roy N. Apple, President of the Israel Cancer Association USA 

presents an award to Donna and Barry Slotnick for serving as 

Honorary Chairs of the ICA USA Gala. 

To date the ICA USA has received Cancer 

Research Fellowships from 

Linda R. Kaminow, in memory of her parents 

Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt, Linda 

R. Kaminow in honor of her friend Ed Fox, 

Jane and Richard Karp, in honor of Leo and 

Blanch Hausman and Margaret Hausman- 

Sarasohn, David and Tracy Markin, Ida and 

Harry Shooster, in memory of Frank and Dora 

Shooster and Carl and Anna Grossman and 

Adele H. Hoffman in honor of Gene Ronald 

Hoffman and Jan Susan Hoffman. 

David Schluss, world reknowned Israeli Artist, speaks at the South 

Florida Council Reception at the Blue Gallery in Delray Beach, 

Florida, given on behalf of the Israel Cancer Association USA. 

Holland 

A donation provided by the Friends of the ICA in 

Holland assisted in financing the annual activity 

held in the new "Strong Together" Center in 

Haifa, a support center for cancer patients and 

their families, which is geared toward residents 

of the north of Israel. 

The donation also financed the travel and accommodation 

expenses in Holland, of cancer 

research scientist, Shlomi Madar, under the 

tutelage of Prof. Varda Rotter; the research 

is conducted in the lab of Dr. Gabri van der 

Pluijm in Leiden.

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Berlin 

The Joint Germany-Israel Friends of the ICA 

activity is dedicated to children with cancer. The 

Group, headed by President Ruth Galinski, 

Deputies Mike Zehden and Alfred Weiss, and 

Organization Director, Barbara Shudnagis, 

transferred a donation to fund the annual ICA 

family vacation for families with a child who 

has cancer. 

unforgettable performance, and succeeded in 

leaving the audience spellbound. Those who 

attended enjoyed the wonderful and unique 

atmosphere. 

All the proceeds from the event were dedicated 

to financing the Israel-Germany Protocol of 

Diagnostic and Treatment Methods for Acute 

Lymphatic Leukemia in Children. 

Munich 

The annual fundraiser of the Friends of the ICA 

in Munich. headed by the energetic Mrs. Anita 

Kaminski and dedicated Committee members, 

took place in February 2007 at the Seehaus im 

Englischen Garten. 

The guest of honor was Prof. MD A. Borkhardt. 

In the artistic portion of the event, Uri Geller 

extra sensory perception artist, delivered an 

A joint picture of chairperson Mrs. Anita Kaminski, Uri Geller and 

the dedicated Commitee members: Julia Andras-Kaisser, Renate 

Dubinin, Helga Ferenczy, Laili Gitbud, Uli Heuss, Nira Schneider 

and Christa Volke.

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Volunteers and 

Special Events 

Thousands of ICA volunteers spread out in 70 

branches all across Israel actively participate 

in diverse events throughout the year: initiating 

conferences, performances and special 

events, the proceeds of which go to the ICA. 

Some of these events have become a long 

time tradition. 

excited volunteers from all over the country filled 

the ICA Suzy Hall with some of them holding 

certificates attesting to a longtime volunteer 

effort. The "Kolot" choir from Hadera opened 

the ceremony with a tremendous singing performance. 

Prof. Robinson, who was unable to 

attend the ceremony, sent his written greetings 

which were read by Mr. Gabi Weiss, the Branch 

Director. Miri Ziv, ICA Director General and 

Meira Gluska, Volunteers Coordinator greeted 

the volunteers and praised their ongoing activity 

throughout the years to advance the fight against 

cancer. The volunteers were awarded certificates 

of appreciation by Miri and Meira. The choir 

continued to sing songs throughout the entire 

ceremony which drew the audience to sing in 

unison. Zehava Garman, Former Chairperson 

of the Ramat Hasharon Branch, who received 

a certificate for 50 years of volunteer work, 

delivered greetings on behalf of the volunteers. 

Following an enjoyable dinner, Lior Suchard, the 

ultra-sensory entertainer performed, amazing 

all those present with his super human senses 

and his tremendous performance. Many people 

thanked the ICA for the wonderful event after 

it took place. 

Ceremony in Honor of ICA's 

Veteran Volunteers 

April saw one of ICA's most moving ceremonies: 

the distribution of certificates of appreciation 

to volunteers, the "youngest" of whom has 

completed 25 years of volunteer work and the 

"oldest" of whom has completed 50 years of 

volunteer work at the ICA. Over one hundred 



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Speech written by the Chairman of the Israel Cancer Association, 

Prof. Robinson, for the Evening in Honor of 

ICA's Veteran Volunteers 

Volunteer activity is defined as "gratuitous assistance" that is provided to the weaker 

strata of the population such as: the elderly, children, the ill, etc. The state's decreased 

participation in the supply of vital services to its citizens has led to an increasing need for 

the intervention of many volunteers in different walks of life, and their role has become 

increasingly crucial in Israeli society. 

You, dear ICA volunteers, who are spread out in over 70 branches throughout Israel, constantly 

provide strength to cancer patients in their daily struggle with the disease. You are 

to be admired for your extensive and noteworthy longtime endeavors, for your personal 

and emotional support that you have provided to cancer patients and their families, and 

for being ICA's loyal partners in acting on behalf of cancer patients. 

This special event which was held today is dedicated to all of 

you, cherished and dedicated volunteers, who have devoted 

the best of your years to advancing the goals of the ICA, and 

it is a token of appreciation for your tremendous involvement 

throughout all these years. Your personal contribution is invaluable. 

Thanks to your broad based and significant activity, 

the ICA has succeeded in advancing toward the fulfillment of 

its goals, in leading new initiatives for the benefit of cancer patients and in becoming the 

leading organization in Israel working on behalf of cancer patients. 

Many a time, we underestimate the value of a smile, a kind word, or a small gesture of 

caring for one's fellow person. From your perspective, this is a true way of life. Each and 

every one of you symbolizes a role model of a lifestyle based on mutual assistance, caring, 

understanding, warmth and human compassion. 

The strength of giving outweighs that of being on the receiving end. By virtue of giving, we 

create life. In your contribution to the ICA over the years, you have helped provide many 

patients with special moments that will remain etched in their memories forever. 

There is no doubt that thanks to your support in our activities, 

we have reaped the fruits of our efforts. I commend 

you, and thank you from the bottom of my heart and I am 

confident that together we will improve patients' quality 

of life, for the benefit of the community, with hope for a 

brighter future in which we will succeed in eradicating 

cancer diseases.

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Annual Door 

Knock Fundraising 

Campaign – 2005 

This year’s ‘Door Knock’ Fundraising Campaign 

took place on September 26th. About 70,000 

school pupils and youth movement members 

knocked on doors in different neighborhoods 

to raise funds for the ICA. About 5,000 ICA 

volunteers from the 70 branches throughout 

the country joined ranks with school children 

and youth movements. Figuring among these 

volunteers are new immigrants, volunteers 

from the Arab sector, and cancer survivors 

who recovered from the disease and chose to 

assist in this fundraising campaign. Donations 

could be made through the large supermarket 

chains and franchises during the month of the 

campaign: Haribua Hakachol, Club Market, 

Supersol, Mashbir, New Pharm, Ace Hardware 

and Ikea. 

Israeli Foreign Office staff and their children and 

families abroad also participated in the campaign 

raising funds in 100 embassies throughout 

the globe. ICA volunteers also visited jails and 

prisons throughout the country. On the day of 

the campaign the bank branches acquiesced 

to the ICA request to remain open on the day 

of fundraising until 10:00 pm to enable deposit 

of the donations. The donations that were collected 

will serve the ICA to promote the fight 

against cancer and to reduce cancer morbidity 

and mortality in Israel. 

This year's fundraising campaign was held in 

a positive media and public atmosphere, and 

the tremendous collaboration and extensive 

media exposure contributed a great deal to 

its success. 

Press Conference 

On September 20th Prof. Eliezer Robinson, 

ICA Chairman, and Israel Makov, Door Knock 

Campaign Chairman for 2005-6, announced 

the kick-off of ICA's annual "Door Knock" 

fundraising campaign for 2005 at a gala press 

conference. The 45th National ICA Fundraising 

Campaign provided the ICA with the strength 

and resources to continue its ongoing activity 

to promote the fight against cancer diseases in 

Israel. The campaign began with the opening 

of the press conference and climaxed on the 

fundraising day held on September 26th. A 

fundraising campaign was held throughout the 

country accompanied by extensive TV radio and 

press coverage as billboard advertising. Tens of 

thousands of pupils and volunteers from 70 ICA 

branches from all over Israel as well as youth 

movement members knocked on doors to raise 

funds for the war against cancer. The campaign 

target set for 2005 was 10 million shekels. 



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During the press conference Prof. Eliezer 

Robinson, ICA Chairman, gave a brief overview 

of ICA's impressive achievements and the next 

targets that the association has set for itself for 

the coming year. 

Israel Makov, Teva CEO, was appointed ICA 

"Door Knock Campaign" Chairman for 2005. At 

the campaign launching held at the Presidential 

Residence (see below), Makov announced that 

Teva would donate one million shekels to the ICA 

for cancer research in Israel through fellowships 

for outstanding Israeli researchers who will be 

selected by the ICA Research Committee. A 

sum of one million shekels was presented to 

ICA Director General, Mrs. Miri Ziv; said Makov: 

"Our investments in cancer research are steadily 

increasing and will amount to a total of 100-130 

million shekels this coming year. The objective 

is to develop better drugs for treating the disease, 

because today's research is tomorrow's 

treatment." Makov called upon the State to 

prioritize the increase in funding future projects 

and outstanding Israeli researchers in general, 

and in the field of cancer in particular, in order to 

make it easier for patients and their families and 

to add to Israel's scientific strength. Additional 

corporate companies and the Israeli public must 

join the ranks and contribute generously to the 

"Door Knock" fundraising campaign. 

Mrs. Miri Ziv. ICA Director General, said that 

the donations that would be collected during the 

"Door Knock" fundraising campaign would enable 

the ICA to finance dozens of research studies of 

physicians and scientists who are endeavoring 

to find a cure for the disease, and would also 

assist in conducting educational activities in 

order to increase cancer awareness among the 

general population, in addition to initiating and 

establishing national early detection programs for 

various different cancers which when detected 

early have a higher chance of being cured, to 

financially support cancer patients in need, to 

assist children who have cancer in completing 

their studies, to run summer camps for child 

cancer patients and their families, to purchase 

state of the art medical equipment for medical 

centers treating cancer patients, to establish 

departments for cancer patients in hospitals 

throughout the country, to finance the employment 

of nurses and social workers who assist 

cancer patients at hospitals and in community 

clinics and to endeavor for the welfare of cancer 

patients in Israel. 

During the press conference the ICA published 

a special annual report on the total cost of its 

investments in the war against cancer throughout 

the year, and released discoveries and research 

data relating to the fight against cancer. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals 

contributes one million 

shekels to cancer 

research in Israel 

Teva's contribution was provided through 

fellowships for outstanding researchers to 

be selected by the ICA Research Committee. 

Israel Makov, Teva CEO and 

"Door Knock" Campaign Chairman 

said that "today's research is tomorrow's 

treatment" upon presenting the cheque 

and called upon corporate companies 

and the Israeli public to join the ranks and 

contribute generously to the campaign. 

"I believe that together we can reinforce 

Israeli research excellence and bring a cure 

to this dreadful disease", said Makov. 

Miri Ziv ICA Director General and Israel Makov, Teva CEO 

and ICA "Door Knock" Campaign Chairman for 2005. 

Photographer: Israel Hadari.

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ICA Recommendations for the 

Prevention and Early Detection of 

Cancer 

Prof. Eliezer Robinson, ICA Chairman reported 

that 65% of death cases resulting from cancer may 

be prevented by avoiding smoking, uncontrolled 

sun exposure, maintaining the proper diet and 

body weight and by exercising regularly. In his 

opinion, many studies indicate risk factors that 

increase the percentage of cancer patients as 

opposed to protective factors that reduce the 

risk of contracting cancer, and even prevent 

it. The recommendations that Prof. Robinson 

released during the press conference are based 

on the European Rules program and a circular 

distributed by the Ministry of Health Director 

General dating from May 2005. Additionally, 

Prof. Robinson reported on a trend towards a 

decrease in cancer morbidity and impressive 

achievements gained by ICA's ongoing activity 

in this battle: 

• For the first time in history, a decrease was 

recorded in the number of patients diagnosed 

with melanoma skin cancer and there was an 

increase in the number of patients diagnosed 

at an early stage. 

• This past year's smoking rate is one of the 

lowest ever recorded in the State of Israel 

standing at approx. 24% (as opposed to 42% 

in the eighties). 

• Women's compliance to undergo a mammography 

screening is steadily increasing 

from year to year as is the early detection 

rate of breast cancer. 

• There is greater public awareness of the 

importance of early detection tests. Today, 

as opposed to past years, breast cancer and 

colorectal cancer are detected at much earlier 

stages than in the past and as a result, the 

chances of curing patients are far greater. 

New Data on Cancer Incidence 

Rates in Israel 

Dr. Micha Barhanna, Director of the National 

Cancer Registry reported on new findings related 

to cancer incidence rates in Israel. Colorectal 

cancer constitutes the second most prevalent 

malignant disease among the Jewish population 

in Israel, after breast cancer. the rates are 

steadily on the rise in all sectors of the population. 

The disease is more prevalent among men; 

however the gap between them and women is 

not significant. 

Over the past two decades lymphoma incidence 

rates have doubled both among Jewish men 

and among Jewish women. Ovarian cancer 

incidence rates among Jewish women have 

been in constant decline over the past few 

years. Thyroid gland cancer incidence rates 

are on the rise both in Israel and in the Western 

world. The incidence rates among Jewish women 

have doubled for the past two decades. A 50% 

increase was recorded among Jewish men during 

this period. Stomach cancer incidence is on 

the decline in recent years in many countries. 

The capacity to treat infections over the past 

decade has apparently contributed to the decline 

in incidence rates. A decline in bladder cancer 

incidence rates has been documented among 

the Jewish population. 

Increase in Survival Rate and 

Upgrade in Leukemia Diagnosis 

and Treatment in Children 

Prof. Batia Stark of Schneider Children's 

Medical Center and Dr. Shay Izraeli of Sheba 

Medical Center, who serve as co-Chairs of the 

Israel Leukemia Protocol and are also members 

of the international BFM group for monitoring 

and treating childhood leukemia, are leading the 

torch of the national revolution enabling better 

diagnosis of children who have cancer thanks 

to sophisticated and advanced molecular research. 

This treatment method is implemented 

in order to adapt treatment to the severity of the 

child's illness so that more children are cured 

and to valid long term damage. It is important 

to note that a child recovering from cancer has 

a long life as an active adult in society ahead 

of him/her. Preventing long term damage is

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therefore the main objective of the treatment. 

In view of the need for unique professionalism 

for treatment of leukemia, and the rareness of 

the disease, all the pediatric oncologists from 

all certified hospitals in the country convened 

21 years ago to establish a national treatment 

regime. This arrangement, facilitated by the 

constant support of the ICA, helped bridge 

gaps between us and the rest of the world, 

improved treatment results and helped tailor 

treatment. For further information please see 

Chapter on Data Collection and Follow up. Dr. 

Izraeli presented this subject at a ceremony held 

at the Presidential Residence. 

New Research Study Assists in 

Examining Effectiveness of Brain 

Tumor Treatment 

A new research study financed by the ICA was 

conducted by Dr. Yael Merdor and of Sheba 

Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. The research 

focused on characterization of cell tissue, 

which in the future will enable medical staff to 

examine effectiveness of current brain tumor 

treatment. This is a non-invasive treatment with 

a quick capacity for predicting the extent of the 

response to treatment which will in turn assist 

in individually planning the treatment method 

administered to each patient. It is hoped that 

the new study will assist in reducing excessive 

toxicity in treatment of cancer patients 

who do not respond properly to treatment, 

and will also enable the capacity to select the 

appropriate treatment, at the earliest possible. 

The study examines the cell tissue properties 

using an imaging method that is sensitive to the 

bio-physical make-up of the cell tissues based 

on their water diffusion properties, called Diffusion 

Weighted MRI. By implementing the above 

principles we may obtain a quick and precise 

diagnosis of the effectiveness of radiotherapy 

and brain radiosurgery. The research utilized 

parameters presented in scientific research 

studies which were proven in the past to have 

the capacity to predict the response of brain 

tumors to regular radiation treatment as well 

as to radiosurgery treatment. During the new 

research study, additional variables were also 

examined, which may reinforce the capacity 

to predict a cancer patient's response to the 

treatment he/she is given. It is hoped that the 

results of this new clinical study will significantly 

advance medical treatment which is currently 

administered to patients with brain tumors, it 

is therefore important to implement these findings 

in standard clinical treatment in today's 

medical world. 

ICA Survey Marking "Door Knock" 

Fundraising Campaign: 66% of 

the Public is of the Opinion that 

Cancer is not Predestined 

66% of the public in Israel thinks that cancer is 

not predestined, as established by a new survey 

of the ICA, conducted by Mutagim Research 

Institute on the occasion of the "Door Knock" 

Fundraising Campaign among a national representative 

sample of the Israeli populace in 

September 2005, in which 506 interviewees 

took part. The survey interviewees were asked: 

Do you think that cancer is predestined, or is 

there a possibility of preventing certain types of 

cancer by taking precautions such as: quitting 

smoking, avoiding unprotected sun exposure, 

maintaining a proper diet and more 

The interviewees in the survey were also asked: 

"If you contract cancer, God forbid, or any other 

acute disease, do you believe that you would 

receive the proper treatment" The distribution 

of the public's responses was as follows: 

1. I would receive the proper treat 

ment 

2. I would not receive the proper 

treatment 

3. Do not know 

47% 

38% 

15% 

It further emerged from the study that 37% of 

the public believes that smoking causes most 

cases of cancer, 8% of the public believes that 

antennae and cellular phones cause most cases

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of cancer, 6% believe that air pollution is the 

cause. The survey interviewees were asked: what 

in your opinion causes most cases of cancer 

(answers1-5 were read to the interviewees and 

they were asked to specify one answer only). 

The distribution of the public's answers in 

the survey was as follows: 

1. Smoking 

6. Smoking + unhealthy diet + lack 

of physical activity 

4. Antennae and cellular phones 

5. Air pollution 

7. All the answers (1 to 7) 

2. Unhealthy diet 

3. Obesity and lack of exercise 

8. Heredity 

9. Predestined 

21. Nerves/emotional stress 

37% 

33% 

8% 

6% 

2% 

1% 

1% 

1% 

1% 

1% 

It goes without saying that it is currently known 

that a significant number of cancer diseases 

may be prevented. Adopting a healthier lifestyle 

may significantly reduce the risk of contracting 

prevalent cancer diseases. 

"Door Knock" Fundraising 

Campaign Opening Ceremony 

at the Presidential 

Residence 

The ICA announced the opening of the 2005 "Door 

Knock" Fundraising Campaign on September 

8, 2005 in the presence of the President of the 

State of Israel, Mr. Moshe Katzav at the Presidential 

Residence in Jerusalem. The President 

of the State of Israel, Mr. Moshe Katzav, called 

upon all Israeli citizens to open their doors, their 

hearts and their pockets. Israel Makov, Teva 

CEO, was appointed "Door Knock" Fundraising 

Campaign Chairman for 2005, and will serve 

in this position during the coming year. Makov 

replaced Muzy Wertheim who served in this 

position in 2004. During the ceremony the torch 

was passed on to Israel Makov, Teva CEO. In 

his speech at the festive opening ceremony the 

new Chairman said that he views this task to 

be a personal example of community service, 

and an additional and significant part of all the 

activities related to social involvement and 

contribution to the community, which Teva 

as a company leads. Israel Makov lauded the 

longtime activity of the ICA, and its volunteer 

spirit, based on values that espouse assuming 

social responsibility for the fate of society in the 

State of Israel. He called upon the State of Israel 

to prioritize increasing support for research projects 

and outstanding scientists and announced 

Teva's contribution to the ICA in the amount of 

one million shekels, to finance fellowship grants 

for the research of cancer diseases (see further 

details separately). 

Dr. Shay Izraeli, Head of the Research Unit at 

the Pediatric Hematology Ward at Sheba Medical 

Center, reported on diagnosis and treatment of 

leukemia among children in Israel, and emphasized 

that thanks to the activity of ICA, children who 

have cancer in Israel receive treatment similar 

to that provided in the best medical centers in 

the world. Today, the medical centers succeed 

in curing 7 out of every 10 children who have 

leukemia, and to look at the children's parents 

straight in the eye and say that their child has 

been given the best treatment. Miri Ziv, ICA 

Director General, announced the approval for 

funding of the drug herceptin for breast cancer 

patients, which was an international precedent 

made by the French government and called 

upon the Israeli government to act to include 

the drug in the health package in Israel. Dr. 

Yitzhak Berlovitch, Deputy Director General 

of the Ministry of Health delivered a speech on 

behalf of the Minister of Health. 

Certificates of appreciation for activities advancing 

the fight against cancer were presented 

by the President of the State of Israel to Yakir 

Yotam, Spokesperson of Bezeq for the fundraising 

campaign held each 20th of he month,

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with the proceeds dedicated to the operation 

of the mobile mammography unit, and to Rafi 

Sadeh, CEO of the Isrotel Chain, and a longtime 

friend of the ICA, for the Chain's ongoing contribution 

to promoting research to improve the 

chances of a cure and to enhance the quality of 

life of children who have cancer. Dr. Francine 

Robinson, a dedicated ICA 'Yad Lehachlama' 

volunteer received a certificate of appreciation 

for her activity which helped establish and run 

the "Look Good Feel Better" project in Israel. 

The Director General of the Presidential Residence, 

Moshe Goral gave the first donation, 

a donation of the Presidential Residence in the 

amount of 5,000 shekels to the "Door Knock" 

fundraising campaign for 2005 and presented 

it to pupils participating in the campaign, Dana 

Gal, Chairperson of the Student Council of Ramat 

Hashron, David Yaakobovitz of Shalabim 

Yeshiva, and Iham Samara of Amal High School 

in Tira. Sonita Stanselo a new immigrant from the 

United States who is a breast cancer survivor, 

entertained the audience at the ceremony with 

harp renditions of Naomi Shemer's song "Lu 

Yehi" and the theme song "Somewhere Over 

the Rainbow" (Me'ever Lkeshet Be'anan) from 

musical The Wizard of Oz.

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New Campaign marking "Door Knock" Fundraising 

Campaign under the slogan: "120,000 Cancer Patients 

Believe that You'll Open Your Doors to Them" 

A broad based campaign marking the opening of the "Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign 

aired at the end of September 2005. The campaign was aired through Gitam/BBDO which 

volunteered its services, bearing the slogan: "120,000 cancer patients believe that 

you'll open your doors to them". The campaign's objective was to increase awareness 

of the importance of ICA activity and to encourage people to donate to these activities. 

The campaign presented ICA activity which is made possible thanks to public donations, 

such as the financing of dozens of research studies of physicians and research scientists, 

aimed at finding a drug for the disease, conducting informational and educational activities 

to increase awareness about cancer diseases among the general population, and 

more. The campaign was aired on Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 10, Music Channel 

24, the Sports Channel, Israel Plus Channel, YES Satellite Channels, satellite and cable 

channels of Ananei Communications, and included billboard advertising, Cananan (advertising 

on buses), Zohar billboards, Efi-billboards on bus stops and billboards of the Tel 

Aviv Municipality. Additionally, advertisements appeared in the daily newspapers and on 

Shelly advertising postcards, and jingles were aired on Galatz and Galgalatz (IDF) radio 

stations, and on local radio stations. A TV clip that accompanied the campaign presented 

home-related situations in our lives – a father playing with his young son, a woman in her 

bedroom who hears the door bell ring, a student couple renovating their new home, with 

the common theme being the door 

bell ring. The ring draws the attention 

of those present at any moment and 

makes them take a break from what 

they're doing. Every time the ring is 

heard, the film stops and proceeds to 

the next situation. Towards the end, the 

significance of the ring is understood 

– the last situation is one where a young 

boy recovering from cancer is lying in 

bed at the hospital and his bell for calling 

the nurse is the ring that we have been 

hearing throughout the film. The film 

calls upon the consumer to contribute 

to the "Door Knock" Fundraising 

Campaign and presents ICA activities 

that are made possible thanks to public 

donations. Gitam/BBDO advertising 

agency volunteered their services to 

produce the campaign. 



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Special Collaborative Efforts for the benefit of the 

"Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign 

This is the first year of collaborative efforts between Charlton (Pay-per-view broadcasts) 

Company and the National League Teams. During the broadcast of Saturday games of the 

Israeli league, encounters were held live between children with cancer and their favorite 

football stars, with the meeting documented live with the sportscasters. The highlight 

was the interview with Yossi Benayoun at half time between Westham and Arsenal in 

the English National Football League games in which Benayoun stressed the importance 

of the "Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign and donations to the cause. 

"Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign Soars to 

Unprecedented Heights – Special Collaborative Effort 

between the ICA and IsraAir 

The "Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign soaring to great heights is an unprecedented 

project, the product of a collaborative effort between the ICA and IsraAir airlines. In this 

project, the IsraAir air crews raised funds among passengers on the company's international 

and domestic flights during the month of October, with special envelopes for 

collecting funds produced by the ICA. Sabina Biran, IsraAir CEO, said that IsraAir was 

enlisted for the very first time to collaborate in the "Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign 

on aircraft, with the desire to assist the ICA in achieving the campaign's significant target. 

This collaboration is one of the many activities conducted by the company as part of its 

policy to assist the community to as great an extent as possible. 

Closing of the "Door Knock" 

Fundraising Campaign and 

Year of Activity for 2005 

The annual closing ceremony for the year of 

activity for 2005 was held at the Givatayim 

Theater. Hundreds of excited volunteers and 

branch representatives gathered and arrived 

from all over the country for the traditional annual 

meeting. International flutist Amos Meller opened 

the morning's ceremony with his beautiful music 

playing. Mr. Benny Gaon, ICA President, who 

was unable to attend the event, sent his warm 

wishes to the volunteers. ICA Chairman, Prof. 

Robinson, Vice Chairman, Mr. Leon Recanati, 

"Door Knock" Fundraising Campaign Chairman 

for 2005, Mr. Israel Makov, delivered 

greetings underscoring the noteworthy efforts 

of the ICA volunteers and their contribution to 

the fight against cancer. Miri Ziv, ICA Director 

General, warmly greeted the attendees and 

gave an overview of ICA activity for 2005. Gabi 

Weiss, Branches and "Door Knock" Fundraising 

Campaign Director commended and lauded the

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efforts of the dedicated volunteers who tirelessly 

lend a hand to promoting the significant goals 

of the battle against cancer diseases. Gabi 

gave an overview of the arrangements made 

for the "Door Knock" Campaign, forecasts and 

results and set main targets for the year 2006: 

prioritizing and expanding activity of existing 

chapters rather than establishing new chapters. 

This expansion will be carried out on two 

levels – expanding current activity and entering 

new areas of activity. The welfare activity that 

supports and assists cancer patients was set 

at the top of the list of priorities. Another high 

priority set for each branch was the launching 

of a fundraising event once a year. Prof. Yossi 

Yarden, Director of the Biological Control Dept. 

at the Weizmann Institute and Chairman of the 

ICA Research Committee, gave the attendees 

an overview of the importance of research and 

presented fellowship grants to outstanding 

research scientists. This year, a Murphy Foundation 

Fellowship Grant was presented by Prof. 

Robinson. Cups, shields and certificates were 

also awarded to outstanding "Door Knock" 

Campaign volunteers and shields of appreciation 

were presented in different categories. The 

event climaxed with a musical performance 

rendered by Yaniv Paz-Levi, a young cancer 

survivor, who sang and danced to the music 

of a special song that he wrote. The audience 

was moved to tears and Yaniv's routine drew 

roaring applause. Mr. Avraham Azrzer delivered 

greetings as a representative of the volunteers. 

The performance delivered by comic Adir Miller, 

who was awarded a certificate of appreciation 

by Gabi Weiss, closed the ceremony followed 

by a lunch that was served to the volunteers; 

the meal was superb as usual. 



"120,000 cancer patients 

believe that you'll open 

your doors to them" 

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92 

Annual ‘Door 

Knock’ Fundraising 

Campaign Chairmen 

The following is a list of public figures who served as ‘Door Knock’ Campaign Chairman on behalf 

of the Israel Cancer Association. 

Former Chairmen and the positions held at the time of appointment: 



1962– Lt. General (Res.) Mr. Haim Laskow (dec.), 

Managing Director, Port Authority 

1963– Attorney Gideon Hausner (dec.), Government 

Legal Advisor 

1964– Mr. David Ben-Gurion (dec.), Israel’s 

first Prime Minister and a Member of 

Knesset 

1965– Mr. Kadish Luz (dec.), Knesset 

Speaker 

1966– Mr. Yisrael Barzilai (dec.), Minister of 

Health 

1967– Mr. Yigal Alon (dec.), Minister of Labor 

1968– Mr. Teddy Kolleck, Mayor of Jerusalem 

1969 – Mr. David Horowitz (dec.), Governor, 

Bank of Israel 

1970– Prof. Albert Sabin (dec.), President, 

Weizmann Institute of Science 

1971– Mr. Victor Shem Tov, Minister of Health 

1972– Mr. Yosef Almogi (dec.), Minister of 

Labor 

1973– Mr. Shimon Peres, Minister of Defense 

1974– Mr. Asher Yadlin (dec.), Chairman, Clalit 

Healthcare Fund 

1975– Dr. Yosef Burg (dec.), Minister of the 

Interior 

1976– Mr. Mark Moshewitz (dec.), President, 

Manufacturers Association 

1977– Mr. Gideon Patt, Minister of Housing and 

Construction 

1978– Mr. Yisrael Pollack (dec.), Industrialist, 

Textile Conglomerate Owner 

1979– M r. B e n n o G i t t e r , E c o n o m i s t , 

Businessman 

1980– Mr. Moshe Schnitzer, President, Israel 

Diamond Exchange 

1981– Mr. David Hachmey (dec.) Chairman, 

Insurance Companies Association 

1982– Mr. Yekutiel Federman, Industrialist, 

Businessman 

1983– Mr. Aharon Meir (dec.), Managing Director, 

Bank Hamizrahi Hameuhad 

1984– Mr. Avraham Agmon (dec.), Managing 

Director, Delek Co. 

1985– Mr. Mordechai Gur (dec.), Minister of 

Health 

1986– Mr. Shlomo Lahat, Mayor of Tel Aviv 

1987– Mr. Yisrael Kessar, Secretary General, 

Labor Union 

1988– Mr. Dani Gillerman, President, Chamber 

of Commerce Association 

1989– Mr. Leon Recanati, Co-Director, I.D.B. 

1990– Mr. Ehud Olmert, Minister of Health 

1991– Mr. Simcha Dinitz, Chairman, Jewish 

Agency 

1992 – Mr. Eli Horowitz, Managing Director, Teva 

Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 

1993– Mr. Benny Gaon, Managing Director, Koor 

Industries Ltd. 

1994– Mr. Emanuel Gil, President, Elbit 

1995– Mr. David Wainshal, Managing Director, 

Migdal Insurance Ltd. 

1996– Mr. Yair Hamburger, Managing Director, 

Shiloah-Harel Insurance Ltd. 

1997–Mr. Yaakov Peri, President and Managing 

Director, Celcom 

1998– Ms. Galia Maor, Director General, Bank 

Leumi 

1999– Mr. Shlomo Nechama, Managing Director, 

Arison Investments, Chairman of the Board 

of Directors, Bank Hapoalim 

2000– Mr. Kobi Alexander, Chairman of the Board 

of Directors and International President, 

Comverse Technology 

2001– Mr. Lev Leviev, Chairman, Africa Israel 

Investments 

2002– Mr. Yossi Meiman, President of Merhav 

Group and Chairman of the Board of 

Directors of Channel 10 

2003– Mr. Shraga Biran, Attorney and 

businessman 

2004– Mr. Muzi Vertheim, Chairman Coca Cola 

Israel 

2005– Mr. Israel Makov, CEO Teva Pharmaceutical 

Industries Ltd. 

2006– Mr. Avigdor Kaplan, CEO of Clal Insurance 

Company

Bequests, Legacies 

and Commemorations 

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Bequests and Legacies 

The Israel Cancer Association deeply appreciates all its friends and volunteers 

who during their lifetime left special bequests to continue contributing to ICA 

activities for cancer patients and their families. 

Abramovitz Yitzhak 

Aperiasky Berta 

Arenheim Hildegard Mina 

Atun Kalima Babi 

Ben-Yosef Hava 

Doff Devora 

Even Shoshana 

Favius Bonatza Eva 

Gantz Yitzhak 

Glogovsky Hava 

Hefetz Efrat 

Klein Irvin 

Korner Launta 

Lubinsky Rafael 

Rubin Tchepnik Ludvika 

Tankos Esther 

Wolf Helen 

Zara Ritova 

Zilberstein Orit 

Jerusalem 

Kfar Saba 

Herzliya 

Rishon LeZion 

Haifa 

Be'er Sheva 

Holon 

Haifa 

Bat Yam 

Tel Aviv 

Ra'anana 

Bat Yam 

Ra'anana 

Kfar Saba 

Tel Aviv 

France 

Tel Aviv 

Be'er Sheva 

Commemorations 

Commemorations honoring 

the memory of loved ones 

may be made through the 

Israel Cancer Association in 

several ways: 

The name of the loved one 

may be engraved on an ornate 

plaque on the Commemorative 

Wall situated in the Sir 

Charles Clore Hostel garden, 

or in the ICA offices, or in different 

hospital wards around 

the country. 

Commemorative Wall in the Sir Charles Clore Hostel garden in Givatayim.

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The Israel Cancer 

Association 

2005-2006 



Prof. E. Robinson 

Mr. L. Recanati 

Mr. B. Gaon 

Prof. A. Durst 

Mr. Y. Feldshaw 

Prof. M. Mittleman 

Prof. V. Rotter 

Ms. R. Shitrit 

Prof. G. Rennert 

Dr. Y. Alkelai 

Prof. R. Shafir 

Ms. S. Eban 

Mr. B. Gaon 


Mr. L. Recanati 

Judge S. Adler 

Mr. D. Agmon 

Ms. S. Akerstein 

Ms. G. Almagor 

Ms. Y. Alon 

Dr. A. Ambon 

Prof. A. Aviram 

Dr. A. Azizi 

Executive Board 

Chairman 

Vice Chairman 

President 

Chairperson of Foreign 

Relations Dept. 

Epidemiologist - ICA 

Advisor on Epidemiology 

and Cancer Control 

Dermatologist - ICA 

Advisor on Early 

Detection of Skin 

Cancer 

Plastic Surgeon - ICA 

Advisor on Educational 

Activities in Schools 

Board of Trustees 

Founding President, 

Public Figure 

President, Corporate 

Executive 

Chairman 

Vice Chairman, 

Corporate Executive 

President of the 

National Labour 

Relations Board 

Public Figure 

CEO, Akerstein 

Chairperson, Tel Aviv 

Branch 

Chairperson, Holon 

Branch 

Hospital Director 

Gartner Institute 

Dermatologist 

Dr. Y. Balshar 

Ms. Orna Banai 

Prof. R. Bar 

Prof. G. Barabash 

Dr. Y. Barel 

Dr. S. Batsia 

Prof. G. Ben-Ari 

Prof. Y. Ben-Bassat 

Ms. N. Ben-Elisar 

IMA Chairman 

Actress 

Internal Medicine, 

Technion 



Public Figure 

Surgeon 

Hematologist 

Chairperson, 

Jerusalem Branch 

Prof. M. Ben-Harosh Pediatric Oncologist 

Mr. A. Ben-Nun 

Public Figure 

Prof. H. Ben-Shachar Public Figure 

Mr. R. Ben-Shaul 

Mr. S. Biran 

Prof. H. Brenner 

Judge A. Carmi 

Prof. R. Catane 

Prof. S. Chaitchik 

Ms. N. Chelo 

Mr. Y. Ciechanover 

Prof. Y. Cohen 

Prof. Y. Danon 

Mr. A. Dar 

Mr. Y. Dar 

Mr. G. Davidi 

Mr. Y. Dori 

Mr. B. Dotan 

Ms. A. Dulzin 

Prof. A. Durst 

Ms. Y. Efron 

Judge Eilon 

Mr. A. Eiran 

Corporate Executive 

Attorney 

Oncologist 

Oncologist 

Oncologist 

Local Authority 

Treasury 

Public Figure 

Oncologist 

Former Hospital 

Director 

Actor 

Managing Director, 

Coop Haribua 

Hakacho 

President Dori Group 

Public Figure 

Public Figure 

Surgeon 

Director General, 

Oceana 

Retired Judge 

Public Figure

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Dr. Y. Farbstein 

Mr. Y. Feldshaw 

Prof. B. Fiyora 

Prof. B. Freund 

Ms. T. Geva 

Mr. A. Gil 

Mr. Y. Ginsburg 

Ms. T. Gozanski 

Dr. A. Hai-Am 

Prof. A. Halevi 

Prof. Y. Halevi 

Mr. A. Horowitz 

Prof. M. Inbar 

Prof. Y. Insler 

Prof. A. Israeli 

Mr. A. Kaplan 

Prof. Y. Kedar 

Ms. A. Kimchi 

Prof. Y. Klausner 

Ms. M. Klein 

Ms. L. Koenig 

Prof. A. Kuten 

Mr. G. Lahav 

Mr. D. Lautman 

Prof. S. Lavi 

Prof. S. Lelchuk 

Mr. D. Levitan 

Mr. L. Leviev 

Dr. M. Lifshitz 

Prof. A. Lubin 

Ms. A. Manoach 

Ms. G. Maor 

Dr. M. Mashiach 


Public Figure 

Gyno-oncologist 

Surgeon 

Public Figure 

Business Person 

Company CEO 

Public Figure 


Surgeon 


Chairman, Teva 

Oncologist 

Gynecologist 

Ministry of Education 

Director General 

Managing Director, Clal 

Insurance 

Scientist 

Health Educator 

Surgeon 

Former Director 

General, ICA 

Actress 

Oncologist 

Public Figure 

Chairman, Delta 

Scientist 

Surgeon 

Public Figure 

Business Person 

Clalit Healthcare 

Services 

Nuclear Medicine 

Public Figure 

Director General, Bank 

Leumi 


Prof. Y. Menczer 

Ms. L. Meridor 

Prof. J. Mishel 

Prof. M. Mittleman 

Dr. M. Modaei 

Prof. S. Mor Yosef 

Mr. S. Nehama 

Mr. Y. Nimrodi 

Gyno-oncologist 

Chairperson, Bezeq 

International 


Internist 

CEO Sarel 


Chairman of Arison 

Investments and of 

the Board of Directors, 

Bank Hapoalim 

Public Figure 

Prof. A. Novogrodestky 

Cancer Researcher 

Dr. D. Oppenheim 

Prof. Y. Orgler 

Prof. T. Peretz 

Mr. Y. Perry 

Dr. Y. Peterburg 

Prof. S. Pinchas 


Chairman of the Board, 

Stock Exchange 

Oncologist 

Chairman, Bank 

Mizrachi 

CEO, Celcom 

Former Hospital 

Director 

Ms. D. Rabin-Philosoph 

Public Figure 

Prof. E. Rachmilewitz Hematologist 

Prof. B. Ramot 

Ms. T. Raveh 

Prof. M. Ravid 

Prof. G. Rechavi 


Dr. M. Rimon 

Prof. M. Roa 

Prof. P. Rosen 

Prof. V. Rotter 

Prof. Y. Rowe 

Mr. A. Sadeh 

Ms. R. Saker 

Mr. A. Sapir 

Hematologist 

Attorney 

Internist 

Hematologist 

Epidemiologist 

Surgeon 


Gastroenterologist 

Scientist 

Hematologist 

Public Figure 

Public Figure 

Public Figure

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Prof. M. Schlesinger 

Scientist 

Prof. P. Schwartzman Director, Family Medicine 

Dept., Beer Sheva 

Ms. A. Serugi 

Prof. A. Shani 

Prof. M. Shani 

Ms. M. Shazifi 

Prof. Y. Sheinfeld 

Prof. S. Shemer 

Dr. S. Sherf 

MK Mr. M. Shitrit 

Ms. R. Shitrit 

Prof. S. Slavin 

Public Figure 

Oncologist 

Gartner Institute 

Chairperson, Haifa 

Branch 

Internist 

General Manager, 

Maccabi Healthcare 

Services 


Former Minister of 

Justice 

PR Rep., Chairperson 

of the ICA Foreign Relations 

Division 

Hematologist 

Ms. D. Stern 

Prof. A. Sulkes 

Mr. D. Tal 

Prof. H. Tabenkin 

Dr. D. Tchernihovsky 

Mr. D. Wainshal 

Prof. Y. Weitz 

Prof. Y. Yitzhak 

Prof. Y. Yodfat 

Dr. G. Zaidan 

Prof. A. Zeligson 

Dr. Y. Zilberg 

Advocate S. Zisman 

Public Figure 

Oncologist 

Knesset Member 

Director of the Family 

Medicine Ward at 

Emek Hospital 

Ad-hoc Advisor 

on Medical Diet/ 

Economics 

Public Figure 

Scientist 

Radiologist 

Family Physician 

Oncologist 

Hematologist 


Public Figure 

Early Detection Committee 

Committee member 

since 

Prof. M. Green Chairman - Israeli Disease Control Center,Tel Hashomer 1992- Chair 

since 2001 



Dr. Y. Dresner Family Medicine 2003 

Prof A. Friedman Genetics, Sheba Medical Center 2006 

Dr. D. Gefen Oncologist, Soroka Medical Center 1998 

Dr. M. Haj Breast Center, Nahariya 2002 

Dr. T. Karni Surgeon, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 2003 

Prof. M. Kraus Surgeon, Rambam Medical Center 2005 

Prof. H. Levavi Gyno-oncologist, Belinson Medical Center 2000 

Prof. H. Matzkin Urologist, Ichilov Medical Center 1998 

Prof. Y. Niv Gastroenterologist, Belinson Medical Center 2006 

Prof. G. Rennert ICA Adviser on Early Detection 

Dr. S. Sadetzki Epidemiologist, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 2000 

Dr. M. Sklare-Levi Imaging, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center 2006 

Dr. G. Zaidan Oncologist, Rebecca Sieff Hospital 2006 

Dr. S. Zitron Urologist, Barzilai Hospital 1998

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Medical & Welfare Services Committee 

Committee 

member since 

Prof. A. Durst Chairman – Surgeon Bikur Holim Hospital 1995 Chair 

since 1999 

Ms. I. Ben-Shachar Social Worker, Ministry of Health 1996 

Dr. M. Cohen Social Worker, Haifa University 2005 

Dr. A. Fenig Radio-oncologist, Belinson Medical Center 2000 

Dr. A. Gez Oncologist, Rambam Medical Center 2000 

Dr. M. Gottfried Oncologist, Meir Hospital 2006 

Dr. A. Hubert Oncologist, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 2002 

Dr. O. Merimski Oncologist, Ichilov Medical Center 1999 

Ms. S. Reicher Nursing Services, Ministry of Health 2002 

Ms. T. Sadeh Clalit Healthcare Services 1997/8 

Dr. S. Winker Family Medicine 2006 

Dr. Y. Yaniv 

Pediatric Hemato-oncologist, Schneider Children’s Medical 

Center 

2000 

Data Collection and Follow-up Committee 

Committee 

member since 

Dr. Y. Rosenblum Medicine Division-Meuhedet Healthcare Fund 1999 - Chair 

Dr. M. Barchana 

Epidemiologist, Cancer Registry Oncologist, Kaplan 

Medical Center 

1995 

Dr. N. Ben-Baruch 1998 

Prof. D. Edreka Oncologist, Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer 2000 

Dr. H. Goldberg Oncologist, Rambam Medical Center 1998 

Dr. B. Uzieli Oncologist, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 1998 

Professional Training Committee 

Committee 

member since 

Prof. A. Sulkes Chairman, Oncologist, Belinson Medical Center 1999 – 

Chair since 

1999 

Dr. S. Ariad Oncologist, Soroka Medical Center 1996 

Prof. A. Golik Internist, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 1998 

Prof. M. Gutman Surgeon, Meir Hospital 2005 

Dr. S. Izraeli Pediatric Hemato-oncologist, Sheba Medical Cente 1999

98 

Dr. S. Nakar Family Medicine, Clalit Healthcare Services 2005 

Dr. S. Reiss Family Medicine – Haifa 2001 

Dr. S. Reizel Oncologist, Belinson Medical Center 1999 

Prof. S. Schneibaum Surgeon, Ichilov 2005 

Research Committee 

Committee 

member since 

late Prof. S. Segal Chairman, Scientist, Ben-Gurion University Chairman 

from 2003-6 

Prof. R. Apte Scientist, Ben-Gurion University 2000 

Prof. N. Arber Gastroenterologist, Ichilov Medical Center 1999 

Prof. A. Bilan Pediatric Hemato-oncologist, Wolfson Medical Center 2005 

Prof. R. Catane Oncologist, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 2005 

Prof. N. Haim Oncologist, Rambam Medical Center 1998 

Prof. M. Horowitz Scientist, Tel Aviv University 2002 

Prof. O. Kaplan Surgeon, Ichilov Medical Center 2000 

Dr. B. Leshem Chief Scientist's Office, Ministry of Health 2005 

Prof. T. Peretz Oncologist, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 1999 

Prof. E. Shohami Pharmacologist, Hebrew University 1999 

Prof. Z. Solomon School of Social Work, University of Tel Aviv 2001 

Prof. A. Spielberg Hematologist, Rabin Medical Center 2005 

Prof. Y. Volodevski Oncologist, Hadassah Ein Karem and the Technion 2003 

Prof. Y. Yarden Scientist Chairman 

2006 

Dr. Y. Zendbenk Pathologist, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 2002 

Dr. M. Cohen 

Prof. N. Haim 

Dr. Nahshoni 

Prof. S. Perry 

Prof. E. Shohami 

Prof. Z. Solomon 

Psycho-oncological Research Sub-Committee 

Social Work, Haifa University 

Oncologist, Rambam Medical Center 

Psychiatrist, Rabin Medical Center 

Social Work, Rabin Medical Center 

Pharmacologist, Hebrew University 

School of Social Work, University of Tel Aviv 



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Committee for Advanced Studies and Conferences Abroad 

Committee 

member since 

Dr. R. Appelbaum Chairman- Oncologist, Rambam Medical Center 1994 – Chair 

since 1999 

Prof. U. Beller Gyno-oncologist, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 2000 

Dr. A. Figer Oncologist, Ichilov Medical Center 1999 

Prof. M. Pappa Breast Surgeon, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 1999 

Dr. S. Perry Social Services, Belinson Medical Center 2002 

Dr. N. Remo Pediatric Oncologist, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 1995/6 

Dr. A. Sela Oncologist, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 2002 

Prof. L. Vardiman Cancer Researcher, University of Tel Aviv 1999 

Dr. M. Vigoda Radiotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 2002 

Ms. O. Yacobson Nursing Services, Clalit Healthcare Services 1996 

Audit Committee 

Prof. Y. Orgler Chairman – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stock Exchange 1993 

Mr. D. Levitan Company Executive 2002 

Mr. G. Na’aman 2001 

Finance Committee 

Prof. Y. Orgler Chairman – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stock Exchange 1993 

Mr. D. Levitan Company Executive 2002 

Mr. G. Na’aman 2001 

Prof. A. Ofer Tel Aviv University 2005 

Mr. A. Sapir Public Figure 1994 

Mr. Y. Shahak CPA 2005 

Dr. D. Yariv Bank of Israel 2005 

Dr. Z. Yosef IDB 2001 

Ms. A. Zochovitzky CPA, Company CEO 2003 

Committee 

member since 

Committee 

member since

100 

Investments Committee 

Dr. R. Eldor Chairman 2000 

Mr. D. Friedman Chairman, Union Bank 2000 

Mr. Z. Kenan Former Chairman of Mehadrin Prior 2000 

Prof. A. Ofer Tel Aviv University 2005 

Mr. A. Sapir Public Figure 2000 

Mr. Y. Toitsh 2005 

Dr. D. Yariv Bank of Israel 2005 

Dr. Z. Yosef IDB 2002 

Committee 

member since 



Advisory Committee on Environmental Carcinogens 

Committee 

member since 

Dr. Y. Shacham Expert on Carcinogens – Fetal Health Institute 1994 – Chair 

since 2002 

Dr. M. Barhanna 

Cancer Registry Unit, Ministry of Health 

Dr. S. Brenner Physicist, Ministry of Environment 1990 

Prof. Y. Cohen Oncologist, Soroka Medical Center 2003 

Ms. D. Cohen Ministry of Health 1999 

Eng. T. Enavy Ministry of Health 1998 

Dr. M. Freund Ministry of Agriculture 1996 

Dr. Y. Katz 

Dr. S. Kendel 

District Pharmacist, Coastal Plain Region 

Physicist, Nuclear Research Center, Nahal Sorek 

Prof. Y. Lerman Occupational Physician – Clalit Healthcare Services 2002 

Dr. A. Levinger 

Physicist, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Mr. M. Levita Physicist, Ichilov Medical Center 1995 

Dr. E. Neeman Environment Institute 1995 

Ms. I. Ortenberg Ministry of Environment 2002 

Mr. A. Pardo Environment Center 1998 

Dr. A. Priel 


Ben-Gurion University 

Epidemiologist, Carmel Hospital 

Prof. Y. Riback Ichilov Medical Center 1991 

Ms. R. Sapir 

Pharmacist, Shaarei Tzedek Medical Center 

Prof. T. Schlesinger Nuclear Physicist, Nachal Sorek 1987 

Dr. A. Stern Atomic Energy Council 1998

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Dr. R. Versno Food and Nutrition Services, Ministry of Health 

Dr. A. Weiner Rambam Medical Center 

Dr. A. Ziv Food Services, Ministry of Health 1998 

Special Advisory Committees 

Dermatology: 

Prof. R. Shafir 

Prof. Y. Alkalay 

Dr. A. Avinoach 

Prof. R. Bergman 

Dr. A. Chodek 

Dr. F. Feldman 

Dr. Y. Hershy 

Dr. M. Lotam 

Mgar. A. Marom 

Dr. D. Mimuni 

Dr. N. Nathanson 

Dr. Y. Pappo 

Dr. Pavlotzky 

Prof. L. Rosenberg 

Dr. Y. Shechter 

Dr. Y. Tzhelinski 

Dr. R. Wolf 

Coordinator – Plastic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Dermatology, Maccabi Healthcare Services 

Pathology, Wolfson Medical Center 

Dermatology, Rambam Medical Center 

Dermatology, Belinson Medical Center 

Dermatologist, Clalit Healthcare Services 

Chairman Plastic Surgery Association 

Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Senior Assistant to Pharmacology Division Manager 

Belinson Medical Center 

Dermatologist, IDF 

Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Dermatologist, Sheba Medical Center 

Plastic Surgery, Soroka Medical Center 

Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Plastic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Kaplan Medical Center 

Lung: 

Dr. M. Kropasky 

Dr. Y. Ben-Dov 

Dr. L. A. Besset 

Prof. A. Eliraz 

Dr. D. Geffen 

Dr. M. Gottfried 

Dr. M. Kremer 

Dr. B. A. Sela 

Dr. D. Shacham 

Dr. A. Sichon 

Coordinator – Lung Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Lung Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Lung Institute, Rambam Medical Center 

Lung Institute, Kaplan Medical Center 

Oncology, Soroka Medical Center 

Oncology, Meir Hospital 

Lung Institute, Belinson Medical Center 

Pathological Chemistry Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Guided Imaging, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Oncology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital

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Intestinal Tract: 

Dr. A. Figar 

Prof. N. Arber 

Dr. A. Benny 

Dr. B. Brenner 

Dr. Z. Fireman 

Prof. E. Friedman 

Prof. P. Greif 

Dr. A. Hubert 

Dr. Y. Ilone 

Prof. H. Kashtan 

Prof. B. Klein 

Prof. Y. Neev 

Prof. M. Rabaw 

Prof. A. Rivkind 


Prof. S. Shneibaum 

Ms. R. Tziperstein 

Dr. N. Woloch 

Dr. Y. Ziv 

Coordinator – Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Oncology, Rambam Medical Center 

Belinson Medical Center 

Gastroenterology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center 

Onco-genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Surgery, Belinson Medical Center 

Oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Internal Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center 

Oncologist, Meir Hospital 

Gastroenterology, Belinson Medical Center 

Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Oncology, Kaplan Medical Center 

Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Stoma Nursing Services, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Gastroenterology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 



Breast: 

Dr. N. Ben-Baruch 

Dr. T. Elweiss 

Dr. A. Evron 

Dr. H. Goldberg 

Dr. H. Gutman 

Dr. Neora Yael Hahoshen 

Dr. I. Kadmon 

Dr. H. Kaplan 

Dr. B. Kaufman 

Prof. M. Kerner 

Prof. B. Klein 

Dr. M. Kurtz 

Dr. A. Nissan 

Prof. M. Pappa 

Ms. R. Peleg 

Prof. T. Peretz 

Coordinator - Oncology, Kaplan Medical Center 

Surgery, Hadassah Mt. Scopus 

Oncology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 


Surgery, Belinson Medical Center 

Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Breast Care Nurse, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Plastic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 


Pathology, Rambam Medical Center 


Surgery, Soroka Medical Center 


Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Physiotherapist, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem

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Ms. D. Sadeh-Tessa 

Dr. F. Sperber 

Dr. Y. Shtadler 

Social Worker, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Breast Care Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Surgeon, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Urology: 

Prof. O. Nativ 

Dr. Y. Chen 

Dr. A. Gez 

Lenny Hirsh 

Dr. Menahem Laufer 

Dr. I. Leibowitz 

Prof. A. Lindner 

Prof. H. Matzkin 

Ms. A. Morag 

Dr. A. Neuman 

Prof. Y. Rimon 

Prof. A. Sela 

Coordinator – Urology, Bnei Zion Hospital 

Urology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 


Prostate cancer patient 

Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Urology, Meir Hospital 

Urology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Urology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Nursing Services, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 


Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Oncology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Neuro-oncology: 

Dr. S. Constanini 

Ms. A. Friedman 

Dr. D. Loven 

Dr. S. Maimon 

Dr. R. Pfeffer 

Dr. T. Ram 

Dr. M. Sadeh 

Ms. R. Seat 

Prof. T. Segal 

Dr. R. Speiglman 

Dr. T. Tzuk-Sheena 

Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Pediatric Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Oncology, Haemek Medical Center 

Neurology, Belinson Medical Center 


Neuro-surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Neuro-psychology, Israel Cancer Association 

Social Services, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Neuro-oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Neurology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Neuro-oncology, Rambam Medical Center 

Pediatrics: 

Dr. Y. Yaniv 

Prof. M. Ben-Harush 

Ms. A. Buchval 

Dr. S. Constanini 

Ms. D. Gerbler 

Coordinator – Pediatric Oncology, Schneider Children’s Medical Center 

Pediatric Oncology, Rambam Medical Center 

Nursing Services, Schneider Children’s Medical Center 

Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Head Nurse, Palliative Care, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

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Dr. Y. Kapalushnik 

Dr. Y. Meller 

Dr. M. Michowitz 

Dr. N. Remo 

Dr. M. Sadeh 

Dr. A. Toren 

Dr. M. Weintraub 

Pediatric Oncology, Soroka Medical Center 

Orthopedic Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Neuro-surgery, Schneider Children’s Medical Center 


Pediatric Neuro-psychology, Israel Cancer Association 

Pediatric Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Pediatric Oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Palliative Care: 

Ms. S. Ben-Ami 

Dr. F. Barak 

Dr. G. Bar Sela 


Dr. N. Cherney 

Dr. A. Eisenberg 

Dr. S. Perry 

Dr. Y. Singer 

Dr. A. Waller 

Coordinator – Nursing Services, Clalit Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv District 

Oncology, Barzilai Hospital 



Pain Clinic, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 

Pain Clinic, Rambam Medical Center 

Social Services, Belinson Medical Center 

Home Hospice, Beer Sheva 

Hospice, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Gyneco-oncology: 

Dr. S. Reizel 

Dr. D. Beck 

Prof. G. Ben-Baruch 

Prof. A. Cohen 

Ms. Z. Duvdevani 

Dr. A. Fenig 

Dr. E. Fishman 

Dr. H. Levavi 

Dr. T. Levi 

Prof. E. Levi-Lahad 

Dr. D. Meirov 

Dr. A. Rosenblatt 

Coordinator – Oncology, Belinson Medical Center 

Gyneco-oncology, Rambam Medical Center 

Gyneco-oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Gynecology, Meir Hospital 

Retiree 

Oncology, Belinson Medical Center 

Gyneco-oncology, Meir Hospital 

Gyneco-oncology, Belinson Medical Center 

Gyneco-oncology, Wolfson Medical Center 

Genetics, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 

Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 


Genetics and Bio-markers: 



Dr. S. Argov 

Dr. V. Barak 

Dr. A. Birk 


Coordinator – Pathology, Soroka Medical Center 

Oncology Lab, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Genetics, Soroka Medical Center 

Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

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Dr. A. Fieder 

Prof. A. Friedman 

Dr. R. Gershoni-Baruch 

Prof. A. Levi-Lahad 

Dr. A. Or-Ortergar 

Dr. M. Sagi 

Dr. M. Shochat 

Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Genetics, Rambam Medical Center 

Genetics, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 

Genetics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Genetics, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Genetics, Belinson Medical Center 

Medications: 

Prof. A. Gabizon 

Prof. N. Chaim 

Prof. D. Edreka 

Prof. M. Inbar 

Prof. E. Livneh 


Prof. A. Sulkes 

Dr. T. Tishler 

Coordinator – Oncology, Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital 

Oncology, Rambam Hospital 


Oncology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 

Microbiology, Ben-Gurion University 

Oncology, Kaplan Medical Center 



Hemato-oncology: 

Prof. D. Ben-Yehuda 

Dr. R. Appelbaum 

Prof. A. Balin 


Prof. M. Mitelman 

Prof. A. Nagler 

Prof. M. Prokochimer 

Prof. Y. Row 

Prof. M. Shaklai 

Prof. A. Speilberg 

Coordinator – Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 


Pediatric Hemato-oncology, Wolfson Medical Center 


Internal Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Hematology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Hematology, Belinson Medical Center 

Bone Marrow Transplants, Rambam Medical Center 



Radiotherapy: 


Dr. R. Bar-Druma 


Dr. B. Koren 

Dr. A. Fenig 

Dr. S. Fireman 

Dr. R. Pfeffer 

Dr. M. Vigoda 

Coordinator – Oncology, Rambam Medical Center 







Oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem

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Orthopedics: 

Prof. Y. Meller 

Dr. A. Merimski 

Dr. Meushar 

Dr. M. Moses 

Dr. M. Seli 

Oncological Orthopedics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Surgeon, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Orthopedics, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Pathology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Orthopedics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Ear, Nose and Throat: 

Prof. R. Feinmesser 

Prof. D. Felis 

Dr. F. Kornbrot 

Dr. M. Litner 

Dr. Maharshak 

Dr. Ofir 

Dr. A. Rosenblatt 

Dr. H. Sela 

Ear Nose Throat, Belinson Medical Center 

Ear Nose Throat, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Speech Rehabilitation, Israel Cancer Association 

Tel Aviv University 


Ear Nose Throat, Meir Hospital 


Ear Nose Throat, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Psycho-oncology: 

Ms. R. Abramov 

Prof. L. Baider 

Ms. S. Carmel 

Dr. M. Cohen 

Prof. A. Henig 

Dr. S. Perry 

Dr. R. Yaakovi 

Social Services, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Psycho-oncology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Ben-Gurion University 


Soroka Medical Center 


Psychology Department, Tel Aviv University 



Imaging: 

Dr. A. Angel 

Dr. A. Even Sapir 

Prof. Gomori 

Dr. Gornstein 

Prof. M. Greif 

Dr. A. Israel 

Prof. Y. Kraus 

Dr. M. Shapira 

Dr. F. Sperber 

Radiology, Rambam Medical Center 

Nuclear Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Rebecca Sieff Hospital 

Radiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Medical Center 

Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem 

Radiology, Meir Hospital 

Mammography Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

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Complementary Medicine: 


Dr. G. Bar-Sela 


Prof. D. Edreka 

Dr. A. Kaspi 


Prof. S. Pintov 

Dr. L. Schechter 

Dr. N. Sheinman 

Dr. Y. Ziv-Ner 

Coordinator – Israel Cancer Association 


Oncology, Sheba Medical Center 


Oncology, Davidoff Center 


Complementary Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

"Natural Maccabi", Maccabi Healthcare Services, Complementary Medicine 

Body and Soul Medical Center, Ramat Hasharon 

Complementary Medicine, Sheba Medical Center 

Cancer Prevention: 

Prof. N. Arber 

Mr. Y. Lahav 

Ms. A. Raz 


Dr. N. Shapira 

Dr. Y. Yarom 

Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Clinical Nutritionist, Wingate Institute 

Dietician, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 

Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Carmel Hospital 

Certified Dietician 

Meuhedet Healthcare Services, Sports 

Thyroid Cancer: 

Dr. A. Cohen 

Prof. T. Dikstein 

Dr. T. Horn 

Dr. Liel 

Dr. M. Malul 

Dr. S. Mechlis 

Prof. N. Stern 

Dr. B. Uzieli 

Dr. M. Weiss 

Dr. G. Zidan 

Endocrinologist, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 

Endocrinologist, Bnei Zion Hospital 

Nuclear Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Endocrinologist, Soroka Medical Center 

Isotopes, Meir Hospital 

Nuclear Medicine, Belinson Medical Center 

Endocrinologist, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 


Endocrinology, Assaf Harofeh Hospital 

Oncologist, Rebecca Sieff Hospital 

Advisors: 

Attorney Y. Horesh 

S. Horowitz and Associates Legal Advisor 

Luboshitz Kasirer – Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants 

R. Aharonovitch Computing Consultant 

A. Ben Cochav Computing Consultant

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Administration and Department Directors: 

Ms. M. Ziv 

Ms. L. Glazer 

Mr. M. Bar Haim 

Ms. N. Inbar 

Mr. G. Weiss 

Mr. N. Bigger 

Ms. L. Cohen 

Ms. R. Edan 

Mr. A. David 

Mr. S. Dolinski 

Director General 

Assistant Director General 

Chief Financial Officer 

Spokesperson and Director, 

Public Education and Information Department 

Head of Branches Dept. 

and ‘Door Knock’ Fundraising Campaign Headquarters 

Director, Marketing and Operations Department 

Director, Rehabilitation and Welfare Department 

Director, Human Resources 

Director, Maintenance and Logistics 

Internal Comptroller 



ICA Branches 

Abroad 

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ENGLAND 

Friends of the Israel Cancer Association in 

London 

A Registered Chairty No.260710 

Ms.Vered Aaron 

Berkeley Square 22 

London W1J 6EH 

England 

HOLLAND 

Friends of the Israel Cancer Association 

In Holland Striching B.K.I. 

Register Amsterdam Nr. 204207 

C/o Mr. Robert Drake 

Viveweg 11 

2243 HR Wassenaar 

Holland 

GERMANY 

Berlin 

Deutsch Israelische Hilfe fur Krebskranke 

Kinder e.V 

C/o Albeck-Zehden 

Frau Beatrice Laub 

Kurfurstendamm 63 

10707 Berlin, Germany 

Frankfurt 

Frankfurter Gesellschaft der Freunde und 

Forderer der Krebsbekampfung in Israel 

e.V 

Vereinsregister Nr.8383 

Mrs.Petra Kaffeesieder 

Am Lindenbaum 6 

60433 Frankfurt 

Germany 

Munich 

Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Krebshilfe 

in Israel Komitee fur Bayern, Munich 

C/o Mrs. Anita Kaminski 

Bocklin Str.12 

80636 Munich, Germany 

SWITZERLAND 

Verein zur Forderung der krebsforschung 

in Israel 

C/o Dr. Ronald Fried 

Ruetimyer Str.26 

4054 Basel Switzerland 

USA 

Israel Cancer Association, USA 

525 South Flagler Drive, suite 202, 

West Palm Beach FL 33401 

USA 

Fax (561) 832-9277/ (561) 832-9337 

www.icausa.org 

icausa@icausa.org 

Mr. Doron opher 

142 Glen Park Ave. 

Toronto,Ontario 

M6B 2C5 CANADA 

CANADA

Annual Report 2006

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