{
  "id": 2911166,
  "title": "Israel's former Labor Party leader announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/israels-former-labor-party-leader-announces-pancreatic-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-08-24/ty-article/.premium/israels-former-labor-party-leader-announces-pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis/000001a0-3015-d9cb-a3f3-38f723be0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shelly Yacimovich, former leader of Israel's Labor Party, has announced that she is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. According to Yacimovich, the cancerous tumor was discovered eight months ago at an early stage, without metastases, and was immediately removed in surgery.\n\nYacimovich has been under medical monitoring since the operation, with CT scans showing three times that the tumor has not returned and there are no signs of recurrence. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments.\n\nThe Jerusalem Post reports that Yacimovich made the announcement in a personal post on social media, addressing those who have been inquiring about her health.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ex-Labor Party chair Shelly Yachimovich reveals months-long battle with pancreatic cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ex-labor-party-chair-shelly-yachimovich-reveals-months-long-battle",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:40:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}