Leading article: Second opinion - The Independent 17th April 2008

A comparative study of prostate cancer rates in Britain and America raises that classic medical dilemma: can the treatment actually be worse than the disease itself? The US experience of the past two decades suggests that earlier screening and more aggressive treatment can increase survival rates. This sounds like good news; and such a study would normally lead to calls for the NHS to follow the US example. But more widespread screening and aggressive treatment bring their own problems for patients.

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Prostate cancer death rate falls four times faster in U.S. than UK since routine screening - Daily Mail 17th April 2008