A cancer patient celebrates after an assembly government U-turn means travel costs for treatment abroad will be paid. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Prostate cancer patients of low socioeconomic status are more likely to die than patients with higher incomes. That is the finding of a new study from Swiss researchers to be published in the December 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study’s findings indicate that poor prostate cancer patients receive worse care than their wealthier counterparts. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

University of Toronto researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient’s cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more effective treatment. Their groundbreaking work, reported Sept. 27 in Nature Nanotechnology heralds an era when sophisticated molecular diagnostics will become commonplace. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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.

Leading scientist Professor Alan Ashworth has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in recognition of his work to improve the care of people with breast cancer.

Prime minister Gordon Brown will make a pledge at the Labour Party conference this week that patients suspected of having cancer will be tested within one week of seeing their GP.

The Department of Health has launched a new pilot scheme using football to promote awareness of cancer symptoms in men.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that
estrogen or other hormones could help younger women with colorectal cancer
live longer than men with the disease.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — A socially isolated,
stressful environment can speed up the growth of breast cancer,
researchers studying the effects of stress in animal models reported
Tuesday.