There is insufficient evidence to support population-wide screening for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, conclude two papers published on bmj.com today. The authors say that the PSA test cannot distinguish between lethal and harmless prostate cancer, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of healthy men. Read Full Article

On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Research UK today sends out a warning that if thousands of women continue to ignore invitations to breast screening they could be putting their lives at risk. The NHS breast screening figures have shown that around three in 10 women still do not attend screening*. In 2008, out of 2.2 million women who were sent an invitation for screening, 1.7...

Reuters – President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, which he said would create tens of thousands of new jobs. Read Full Article

There is insufficient evidence to support population-wide screening for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, conclude two papers published on bmj.com today. The authors say that the PSA test cannot distinguish between lethal and harmless prostate cancer, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of healthy men. Read Full Article

On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Research UK today sends out a warning that if thousands of women continue to ignore invitations to breast screening they could be putting their lives at risk. The NHS breast screening figures have shown that around three in 10 women still do not attend screening*. In 2008, out of 2.2 million women who were sent an invitation for screening, 1.7...

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Fewer women in the United States are dying from breast cancer, but disparities in death rates still exist between whites and blacks, a new report shows. Read Full Article

AP – Calling scientific research a job-creating engine, President Barack Obama heralded $5 billion in new government grants Wednesday to fight cancer, autism and heart disease while boosting the economy. Read Full Article

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled five billion dollars in funding from his mammoth economic stimulus plan to fund cutting-edge research on diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Read Full Article

Reuters – Your lower back pain may be killing you, but there’s some good news: Such pain is very unlikely to mean serious problems such as broken vertebrae or cancer, according to a study by Australian researchers. Read Full Article

Inhibiting the protein Hsp70 rapidly reduces brain levels of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease when it builds up abnormally inside nerve cells affecting memory, neuroscientists at the University of South Florida found. The study is reported online today in the Journal of Neuroscience. Read Full Article