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Abortion RaisesBreast Cancer Risk

A Resource for

Crisis Pregnancy CentersKaren Malec, Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer,

www.AbortionBreastCancer.comAngela Lanfranchi, MD, FACS, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute,

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Table of Contents

PART I

NARAL Pro-Choice America & Planned Parenthood Have Launched Attacks on Crisis PregnancyCenters in Urban Areas

Cancer Authorities That Acknowledge or Deny An Abortion-Breast Cancer Link

Abortion Raises Breast Cancer Risk in Four Ways

What NARAL & Planned Parenthood Dont Tell Women About the Birth Control Pill, theProtective Effect of Childbearing and Induced Abortion

Medical Texts and Authorities Recognize the Risk-Reducing Effect of Full Term Pregnancy

Biological Reasons for An Abortion-Breast Cancer Link

Why Abortion Is A Risk Factor for Having Premature Babies

Why Premature Birth Before 32 Weeks Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Why Most Miscarriages Do Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk
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Table of ContentsThe Susceptibility Window: The Most Cancer-Susceptible Time in A Womans Life

What Dr. Susan Love Reveals About the Susceptibility Window

Scientists Acknowledge Abortion Is A Risk For Breast Cancer In Recent Studies

U.S. National Cancer Institute Branch Chief Louise Brinton Admitted Abortion Raises BreastCancer Risk in a 2009 Study

Most Epidemiological Studies Support an Independent Link Between Abortion and BreastCancer

PART II

Why the U.S. National Cancer Institute Isnt Reliable: The Agencys 2003 Workshop, EarlyReproductive Events and Breast Cancer

Parallels to the Tobacco-Cancer Cover-Up
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Part I
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NARAL Pro-ChoiceAmerica

and Planned

Parenthood HaveLaunched Attacks on

Crisis PregnancyCenters in Urban

Areas

Why?Crisis Pregnancy Centers are

bad for business.They inform women about

risks of breast cancer,premature birth and

emotional harm.
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NARAL & PLANNED PARENTHOODCITE CANCER AUTHORITIES

THAT DENY AN

ABORTION-BREAST CANCER LINKU.S. National Cancer Institute (But, the agency also delayedwarning the public about the risk of smoking for over 3 decades, and itwas subjected to considerable political pressure from tobacco stateCongressmen.)

National Breast Cancer Coalition (whose board of directorsincludes former NARAL activist and abortion provider, CynthiaPearson)

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

(whose physicians perform abortions)

American Cancer Society (which delayed its recognition of therisk of smoking for over 3 decades)
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NARAL& PLANNED PARENTHOODDONT TELL WOMEN

Eight Medical Groups Have Issued StatementsAcknowledging the Independent Link betweenAbortion and Breast Cancer

(i.e. that abortion leaves the breasts with more places for cancers to start)

Catholic Medical Association

Breast Cancer Prevention Institute

Polycarp Research Institute

MaterCare International

Breast Care Center EAMC

Ethics & Medics

American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists

National Physicians Center for Family Resources
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And ... the Association of AmericanPhysicians and Surgeons Issued a

Statement In Support of Disclosing theEvidence

The Association of American Physicians andSurgeons believes that patients have the right to

give or withhold fully informed consent beforeundergoing medical treatment. This includesnotification of potential adverse effects. While there is adifference of medical opinion concerning the abortion

breast cancer link,there is a considerablevolume of evidence supporting thislink, which is, moreover, highlyplausible.We believe that a reasonable personwould want to be informed of the existence of thisevidence before making her decision."Jane Orient, M.D.,Executive Director, October 27, 2003
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ABORTION RAISES BREASTCANCER RISK IN FOUR WAYS

By Causing the Mother to Lose the Risk-Reducing Effectof Childbearing (A Recognized Risk);

By Causing Her to Delay Her First Full Term Pregnancy (ARecognized Risk);

Through the Independent Link, meaning the abortion,by itself, raises risk, independently of the loss of theprotective effect of childbearing, by leaving her with

more places in her breasts for cancers to start (The OnlyContested Risk); and

By Causing Her, in a Later Pregnancy, to Have aPremature Birth Before 32 Weeks Gestation (An

Uncontested Risk).
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NARAL & PLANNED PARENTHOOD

DONT TELL WOMENMedical Authorities and Textbooks Agree:

1) Full term pregnancy reduces a womans lifetime

risk of breast cancer;2) Each subsequent full term pregnancy reduceslifetime risk by 10%; and

3) Every one year delay of a first full term

pregnancy increases the risk of premenopausalbreast cancer by 5% and postmenopausal breast

cancer by 3%.Breast Cancer Epidemiology, LI CL, Ed. Chapter 6 Reproductive Factors, Pg.122, Springer Science
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IT INDISPUTABLE

ABORTION RAISES RISK BY:Causing the mother to lose the protectiveeffect of full term pregnancy;

Causing her to have a smaller family or no fullterm pregnancies; and

Causing her to delay a first full term

pregnancy.
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For These Reasons, Its

Indisputable That:The woman whohas an abortion hasa greater breast

cancer risk thandoes the one whohas a full termpregnancy.

Full term pregnancyreduces risk, butinduced abortiondoes not.
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NARAL & PLANNED PARENTHOODDONT TELL WOMEN:

Even a paid expert witnessfor Florida abortion providersrepresented by the Center forReproductive Law and Policy,acknowledged under oath therisk-reducing effect of full

term pregnancy.

Boston Medical Schoolepidemiologist Lynn Rosenbergagreed during her testimony in a1999 lawsuit challengingFloridas parental notice or

consent law that: A woman whofinds herself pregnant at age 15will have a higher breast cancerrisk if she chooses to abort that

pregnancy, than if she chooses tocarry that pregnancy to term.Rosenberg (1999) NW Womens Health vs. State ofFL, FL Circuit Ct., 2nd Circuit, videotape deposition

of 11/18/99, pp. 77-78
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TimeMagazineOctober 15,2007
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Much of the long-termunderlying increase inincidence among women isdue to historical changes in

reproductive patterns, such asdelayed childbearing andhaving fewer children.

American Cancer Society,

Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2005-2006
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The World Health Organization lists thebirth control pill with estrogen plus progestin init (combined oral contraceptives) andcombined hormone replacement therapy in thehighest level of cancer-causing agents (Group1) in 2005. Cogliano et al. Lancet Oncology 2005;6:552-553

WHO scientists wrote, Most combined oralcontraceptives are taken orally, but they canalso be delivered by injection, transdermal

patch or vaginal ring. Cogliano et al. LancetOncology 2005;6:552-553

A Mayo Clinic meta-analysis found the use oforal contraceptives before a first full termpregnancy increases the risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer by 44%. Kahlenborn etal. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2006;81(10):1290-1302

Two studies in prominent medical journals havestrongly linked use of the birth control pill withthe aggressive, deadly, triple-negative breastcancer. Ma et al. Cancer Research 2010;70(2):575-587

and Dolle et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers &Prevention 2009; 18(4)1157-1166
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Oral contraceptives (the pill) can specificallycause the particularly aggressive and deadlytriple-negative breast cancer.

This form of breast cancer occurs frequentlyamong women under age 50 and African

Americans and is associated with highmortality.

In their 2009 study on oral contraceptives(the pill) and triple-negative breast cancer,

Jessica Dolle and her colleagues, includingNational Cancer Institute branch chief LouiseBrinton, reported that women who start using

oral contraceptives before age 18 multiplytheir risk of developing triple-negative breastcancer by 3.7 times and recent users withinthe last 1 to 5 years multiply their risk ofdeveloping triple-negative breast cancer by 4.2times.Dolle J et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers &Prevention 2009;18(4)1157-1166. See:http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/download/Abortion_Breast_Cancer_Epid_Bio_Prev_2009.pdf
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The biological reasons for threebreast cancer risks abortion,combined oral contraceptives (the pillwith estrogen + progestin), andcombined hormone replacementtherapyare the same.

All three risks have to do with theeffects of the hormone, estrogen, whileit is in the presence of the hormone,progesterone, on immature, cancer-susceptible breast lobules.

Evidence that the pill & HRT raise riskprovides further biological support foran abortion-breast cancer link.

Abortionists often add fuel to thefire by giving women the pill after

performing abortions on them.

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Biological Reasons for anAbortion-Breast Cancer

LinkIn a normal pregnancy, there are physiological changesthat take place in the breasts that cannot be undone byinduced abortion.

After conception and before implantation, the embryoreleases the hormone hCG (human chorionicgonadotropin) which immediately causes the mothersovaries to produce higher levels of estrogen andprogesterone and change her breasts.

The mothers breasts become sore and tender becauseof the multiplication of breast cells to produce morebreast tissue in preparation for breastfeeding.

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LinkIn the first months of pregnancy, the breastsgrow under the influence of pregnancyhormones.

With the stimulation of pregnancy hormonesestrogen and progesterone, the number ofcells that are immature and cancer-vulnerableare markedly increased in number.

In short, if the mother has an abortion, apremature birth before 32 weeks gestation or a2nd trimester miscarriage, she is left with

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LinkIt is only in the hormonal environment thatoccurs after the first 32 weeks of pregnancy -during which time hPL (human placental

lactogen) has been very elevated - that thesecells mature through specific genetic changesthat cause them to become cancer-resistant.

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LinkBreast maturity influences a womans breastcancer risk.

The breasts mature during puberty and thenagain during full term pregnancy.

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LinkThe Breasts Mature DuringPuberty and Full Term Pregnancy.

A breast lobule is a unit of tissue consisting of amilk duct with ductules (glands that make milk).

During puberty: Type 1 lobules mature into Type2 as a result of exposure to the female hormones,estrogen and progesterone.Type 1 & 2 lobules areimmature & cancer susceptible.

During full term pregnancy: Under theinfluence of fetal pregnancy hormones, the

immature lobules mature into Type 4 lobules.Type4 lobules contain the early milk, colostrum, andare cancer-resistant. When they no longer producemilk, they retain the protective genetic changesand become Type 3 lobules.

Lanfranchi, A.Normal breast physiology: The reasons hormonal contraceptives

and induced abortion increase breast cancer risk. The Linacre Quarterly

2009;76:236-249. Available at:

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Breast lobule maturation

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LinkAfter puberty, 75% of the lobulesare Type 1 and 25% are Type 2.

There are only a few Type 3.

Starting early in pregnancy,pregnancy hormones increase(mainly estrogen) and stimulatethe lobules to multiply. Thebreasts grow larger and feel soreand tender under the influence ofpregnancy hormones. During the

first months of pregnancy, themother grows more Type 1 and 2lobules - more places for cancersto start.

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LinkBy mid-2nd trimester, the breastshave doubled in volume. The breastsconsist of 70% Type 4 cancer-resistant lobules and 30% cancer-susceptible lobules.

The longer she is pregnant before anabortion takes place, the moreplaces she grows for cancers to startin her breasts. Her risk increases 3%per week of gestation at the time of

the abortion. However, if shedelivers the baby at 32 weeks ofpregnancy or later, her breastcancer risk drops sharply.Melbye et al. Br

J Cancer 1999;80:609-613. Hsieh et al. Lancet1999;353:1239.

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LinkIf she has anabortion, apremature birth

before 32 weeksgestation, or a 2ndtrimestermiscarriage, she

will be left withmore places forcancers to start.
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LinkBy 32 weeks gestation, she hasmatured enough Type 4 lobules thatshe has acquired 90% of theprotective effect of full-termpregnancy.

The unborn child and the placentaproduce hormones hCG and HPLthat are responsible for maturingmost of moms breast lobules intocancer-resistant Type 4 lobules in

the last months of pregnancy. Thisis called the differentiationprocess which helps protect themother from exposure to high levelsof estrogen and progesterone earlyin her pregnancy.Lanfranchi The LinacreQuarterly 2009;76:236-249

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LinkIf she delivers her babyat 40 weeks gestation,then 85% of her lobuleswill be fully mature andpermanently cancer-resistant.

She will be left withfewer places for

cancers to start thanshe had before shebecame pregnant.
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Breast lobule maturation

before and after first pregnancy

Biological Reasons for an
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LinkMost miscarriages do not raise breast cancer risk. Most miscarriagesare abnormal first trimester pregnancies, but most abortions arenormal pregnancies.

In a normal pregnancy, the levels of pregnancy hormones areelevated. The embryo produces hCG, which stimulates the mothersovaries to increase the levels of estrogen and progesterone for thepurpose of maintaining the pregnancy. A fetal abnormality may resultin a 1st trimester miscarriage because of insufficient levels ofpregnancy hormones needed to maintain the pregnancy.Stewart D. et al.,

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 76 1993;14701478.Williams Obstetrics, 21st ed. eds. F.G.Cunningham et al. (New York: McGraw- Hill, 2001), ch. 33, 856869.

If the mother did not experience elevated levels of pregnancyhormones, then the breasts were not hormonally stimulated to grow.She was not left with more places for cancers to start and anincreased breast cancer risk. Frequently, women will say they didntfeel pregnant, and their breasts were not sore and tender.
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Abortion raises breast cancer risk byincreasing the rate of premature birth in themothers subsequent pregnancies.

Any premature delivery before 32 weeksincreases breast cancer risk for the samebiological reasons that abortion raises risk - byleaving the breasts with more places forcancers to start.
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Induced abortion is a recognizedcause of premature birth often due tocervical incompetence, uterineinfection, and scarring post-abortion.

The cervix is the mouth of the uterus,and its muscle tightly holds the fetusand placenta inside during pregnancy.If the cervix is damaged during forceddilatation during an abortion, thesituation becomes a vicious cycle inwhich induced abortion is a cause ofprematurity, and prematurity morethan doubles (the mothers) breast

cancer risk if it is before 32 weeks. Thegreater the number of previousabortions a woman has, the higher herrisk of premature births in futurepregnancies. Lanfranchi A. The LinacreQuarterly 2009;76:236-249. See: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/download/LQ_76_3_2_Lanfranchi.pdf
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The Institute ofMedicine listsabortion as a risk

factor for breastcancer in its book,Preterm Birth.PretermBirth, Institute of Medicine 2005 Appendix B,

Table 5, p. 519.


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Three systematic reviewsand meta-analyses in 2009confirm elevated risks ofpremature birth for women

who have abortions.Shah P. et al. Induced termination of pregnancy and lowbirthweight and preterm birth: a systematic review andmeta-analysis BJOG 2009;116(11):1425-1442. Availableat:http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122591273/abstract

Swingle HM, et al. Journal of ReproductiveMedicine 2009; 54:95-108.

Van Oppenraaij RHF et al. Human ReproductionUpdate Advance Access 7 March 2009; 1(a):1-13.Available at:

http://humupd.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/15/4/409
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Premature babiesare known to be atrisk for cerebral

palsy, mentalretardation, andneonatal deaths.

Rooney B, Calhoun M, Roche L. Does induced abortion

account for racial disparity in preterm births, and violate the

Nuremberg Code?J Am Phys Surg 2008;13:102-104.


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Four studies showthat the womanwho has a

premature birthbefore 32 weeksgestation increasesher breast cancer

risk.Melbye M, Wohlfahrt J, Andersen A-M N, Westergaard T, Andersen PK.

Preterm delivery and risk of breast cancer.Bri J Cancer1999;80:609-13.

Hsieh C-c, Wuu J, Lambe M, Trichopoulos D, et al Delivery ofpremature newborns and maternal breast-cancer risk. Lancet1999;353:1239.

Vatten LJ, et al. Pregnancy related protection against breast cancer depends on

length of gestation.Br J Cancer2002;87:289-90.



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LinkFor the mother, induced abortionand an early premature birth arebiologically identical events thatresult in the same hormonalchanges to the mothers breasts.Whether the baby is dead or alive,

the mothers breasts are still leftwith more places for cancers tostart.

Evidence of a premature birth-breast cancer link providesbiological support for anindependent link between abortion

& breast cancer (i.e., that abortion,apart from the loss of theprotective effect of childbearing,raises breast cancer risk).

Scientists do not contest thepremature birth-breast cancer link;

but when the evidence has to dowith an abortion-breast cancer



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LinkThe more months she spendsbreastfeedingher babies during herreproductive life, the lower her breastcancer risk is. Here are the biologicalreasons why:

1. Mammary glands remain in a state ofnear complete differentiation as Type 4lobules.

2. Breastfeeding suspendsmenstruation, thereby avoidingmonthly exposure to peaks of estrogen& progesterone. Experts agree estrogen

is a cancer-causing agent and thatwomen with fewer menstrual cycleshave a reduced breast cancer risk.

3. Some cycles may be anovulatory,meaning that she was not exposed toan elevated level of estrogen that isnecessary to stimulate the release ofan ovum (egg) from the ovary.

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LinkThe Susceptibility Window - The mostcancer-susceptible time in a womans life takesplace between the onset of menstruation and

first full term pregnancy.

That is when she has the highest number ofType 1 lobules.

That is worst time in a womans life to beexposed to a cancer-causing agent (i.e.abortion, the birth control pill, radiation,cigarette smoking, etc.).


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LinkDr. Susan Loves Breast Book revealsher knowledge of the susceptibilitywindow. It shows that breast cancerrisk increases with:

The number of menstrual cycles a

woman has during her life; and

The length of time that elapsesbetween the onset of menstruationand first pregnancy.

More menstrual cycles meanincreased exposure to the hormone,estrogen (recognized as a cancer-causing agent).


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LinkBut, a short pregnancy isntprotective. The truth is, onlya full term pregnancy of atleast 32 weeks duration isprotective against breast

cancer. Melbye et al. Br J Cancer1999;80:609-13

Use of the term firstpregnancy is misleading. Dr.Love makes it sound as if apregnancy lasting 24 hourshas the same risk-reducingeffect as a full-termpregnancy.

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is a Risk for Breast Cancer

in Recent StudiesThere is acknowledgement that abortion is a

risk for breast cancer made by scientistsworldwide in recently published studies

concerning all breast cancer risks.

In order for a study concerning breast cancerrisk to be accurate, all known risks must becontrolled for in the study (or case) groupwhich has the risk to be studied and thecontrol group which is used for comparison.

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in Recent StudiesFor example, if a study was to look at whether candyincreased breast cancer risk or not, the study group whoate candy and the control group who did not eat candywould have to be similar in all other known cancer risks.

Thus if the case group had more women in it with afamily history of breast cancer than the control group,the study would come in for merited criticism if it foundthat candy increased breast cancer risk.

In short, for a study to be valid, the study group andcontrol group of women have to be equal in all knownrisks.



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in Recent StudiesIf scientists worldwide did not know and agree thatinduced abortion was a known risk factor for breastcancer, they would not refer to it in their studies andanalyses.

Induced abortion is specifically acknowledged as aknown risk factor in the performance of their studies aswell as in the methodology and discussion sections ofthe published papers.

This is because induced abortion is now a commonly-accepted risk factor for breast cancer, except in NorthAmerica for political reasons.



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in Recent StudiesSince 2007, seven studies have reported risk increases for women with induced

abortions. They were conducted in China, 8 West European nations, Iran, Turkey, Sri

Lanka and the U.S.:

Lin Jie, Yu Jian-feng. A case-control study on risk factors of breast cancer among women in Cixi. Zhejiang Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008. In Chinese. Available at:

http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZYFX200806003.htm

Carroll, P. The breast cancer epidemic: modeling and forecasts based on abortion and other risk factors." J Am Phys Surg Vol. 12, No. 3 (Fall 2007) 72-78. Available at:

Naieni KH, Ardalan A, Mahmoodi M, Motevalian A, Yahyapoor Y, et al. Risk factors of breast cancer in North of Iran: A case-control in Mazandaran Province. Asian Pacific

Journal of Cancer Prevention 2007;8;395-398. Available at: http://www.apocp.org/cancer_download/Volume8_No3/395-398%20c_Naieni%204.pdf

Ozmen V, Ozcinar B, Karanlik H, Cabioglu N, Tukenmez M, et al. Breast cancer risk factors in Turkish women a University Hospital based nested case control study. World

J of Surg Oncol 2009;7:37. Available at: http://wjso.com/content/7/1/37.

Xing P, Li J, Jin F. A case-control study of reproductive factors associated with subtypes of breast cancer in Northeast China. Medical Oncology, e-publication online

September 2009. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19771534.

Dolle J, Daling J, White E, Brinton L, Doody D, et al. Risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer in women under the age of 45 years. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

2009;18(4)1157-1166. Available a t: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/download/Abortion_Breast_Cancer_Epid_Bio_Prev_2009.pdf

De Silva M, Senarath U, Gunatilake M, Lokuhetty D. Prolonged breastfeeding reduces risk of breast cancer in Sri Lankan women: a case-control study. Cancer Epidemiol2010;34(3):267-73. Abstract available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20338838

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in Recent StudiesSeveral recent studies from groups ofscientists all over the world have controlled forinduced abortion as a risk factor for breast

cancer.

An American study looking at oralcontraceptives as a risk for certain subtypes ofbreast cancer also controlled for inducedabortion.

National Cancer Institute
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National Cancer InstituteBranch Chief Louise

Brinton, Ph.D., M.P.H.,chief organizer of the

agencys 2003 workshopon the abortion-breastcancer link,admitted in

her 2009 study thatabortion raises breast

cancer risk.

In 2009, Dr. Brinton co-authored astudy conducted on women from theGreater Seattle area. Led by JessicaDolle, the study focused on the linkbetween the pill and triple-negative

breast cancer.

The authors reported a statisticallysignificant 40% increased risk amongwomen with abortions. This was anacknowledgement that abortion is a

risk factor for breast cancerindependent of the loss of the

protective effect of childbearing.Dolleet al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

2009;18(4)1157-1166
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The following known and suspected breast cancer risk factors were examined

separately as potential confounders for the main effects of all other risk factors in age-

adjusted models: age (at reference), race, education, annual income, family history of breast

cancer, body mass index (BMI; kilogram per square meter) 1 year before reference,

smoking history, alcohol consumption, age at menarche, number of live births, age at first

birth (still or live), lactation history (among parous women), abortion history(among

gravid women), and oral contraceptive use (never/


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Among women (less than or equal to) 40 years, the relative risk for

triple-negative breast cancer associated with oral contraceptive

use(greater than or equal to) 1 year was 4.2 (95% confidence interval,

1.9-9.3), whereas there was no significantly increased risk with oral

contraceptive use for non-triple-negative breast cancer among women (less

than or equal to) 40 years, nor for triple-negative breast cancer or non-triple-negative breast cancer among women 41 to 45 years of age.
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Results

In analyses of all 897 breast cancer cases (subtypes combined), the multivariate-

adjusted odds ratios for examined risk factors were consistent with the effects

observed in previous studies on younger women (Table 1). Specifically, older

age, family history of breast cancer, earlier menarche age, induced abortion, andoral contraceptive use were associated with an increased risk for breast

cancer.Risk was decreased in relation to greater number of births and younger age

at first birth.

Most Epidemiological Studies
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p gSupport an Independent Link

(that abortion raises risk by itself, independent of

the loss of the protective effect of childbearing)Joel Brind, Ph.D. & his colleagues authored a 1996 review

and meta-analysis of 23 studies conducted in 14 countries.They identified 18 of 23 studies whose authors found risk

increases for women with abortions.

Brinds team reported:

a statistically significant 50% increased risk for womenwhose abortions took place before first full termpregnancy; and

a statistically significant 30% increased risk of breastcancer for women whose abortions took place after firstfull term pregnancy.

Brind J, Chinchilli V, Severs W, Summy-Long J. Induced abortion as an independent risk factor for breast cancer: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis. J

Epidemiol Community Health 1996;50:481-496.

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the loss of the protective effect of childbearing)After the 1996 review & meta-analysis by Brind and hiscolleagues, their opponents authored 16 studies and a2003 collaborative reanalysis in the medical journal, TheLancet, by Valerie Beral and her colleagues. The authors

of the 16 studies & The Lancetarticle claimed abortionis not linked to increased breast cancer risk.

Yet, even Berals team acknowledged the risk-reducingeffect of full term pregnancy. They wrote, Pregnancies

that result in a birth are known to reduce a womanslong-term risk of breast cancer.Beral V, Bull D, Doll R, Peto R, Reeves G.Lancet2004;363:1007-16.

It is a contradiction, then, for the authors to conclude that abortion is

not associated with increased breast cancer risk.

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the loss of the protective effect of childbearing)Although they paid lip service to the known, protective effect of childbearing,Berals team underestimated the risk of abortion by omitting the loss of thateffect when they calculated the risk of abortion. In other words, they onlyconsidered the effect of the independent link.

In their words, they examined the Relative risk of breast cancer, comparingthe effects of having a pregnancy that ended as an induced abortion versusthe effects of never having had that pregnancy.

That is an unrealistic scenario since the pregnant woman cannot undo herpregnancy as if it had never taken place. She has only two choices - abort orhave a baby.The pregnant woman wants to know what her breast cancer risk

will be if she aborts in comparison to having a baby. Shes not likely to ask herdoctor, What will be my risk if I abort in comparison to never having had thatpregnancy?

Berals team should have compared the risks of two groups of women who werehormonally similar - pregnant women who aborted with pregnant women whohad full term pregnancies.

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the loss of the protective effect of childbearing)The 16 studies and The Lancetstudy by Berals team were proven in

medical journals to be severely flawed.

1) Beral V, Bull D, Doll R, Peto R, Reeves G. Collaborative Group of Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer.Lancet2004;363:1007-16. 2) Brind J. The abortion-breast cancer

connection.National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly Summer 2005; p. 303-329. . 3) Brind J. Induced abortion as

an independent risk factor for breast cancer: A critical review of recent studies based on prospective data. J Am Phys Surg Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter 2005) 105-110. Available at:

< http://www.jpands.org/vol10no4/brind.pdf>. 4) Brind J. Letter. Induced abortion and breast cancer: A critical analysis of the report of the Harvard Nurses Study II. J Am

Phys Surg 2007;12(2)38-39. Available at: . 5) Brind J. Letter. Breast cancer in relation to abortion: results from the EPIC study.

Int J Cancer. 2008 Feb 15;122(4):960-961. 6) Brind J. California Teachers Study report on incomplete pregnancy is flawed. Contraception 2009; Mar;79(3):240. Lanfranchi A.

The abortion-breast cancer link revisited.Ethics and Medics (November 2004) Vol. 29, No. 11, p. 1-4. Available at:

http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/news/041120/index.htm7) Furton E. Editorial. The corruption of science by ideology.Ethics and Medics (Dec.2004) Vol. 29, No. 11, p.

1-2. Available at:http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/E+MDec2004-EFurtonarticle.PDF 8) Schlafly A. Legal implications of a link between abortion and breast cancer. J

Am Phys Surgeons 2005;10:11-14. Available at: http://www.jpands.org/vol10no1/aschlafly.pdf9) Lanfranchi A. The science, studies and sociology of the abortion-breast

cancer link.Research Bulletin 2005;18:1-8. Available at: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/June2005.pdf10) Lanfranchi A. The breast physiology and the epidemiology of

the abortion breast cancer link. Imago Hominis 2005;12(3): 228-236. http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/Lanfranchi060201.pdf11) Brind J. Induced Abortion and Breast

Cancer Risk: A Critical Analysis of the Report of the Harvard Nurses Study II. Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Summer 2007) Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 38-39.

Available at: .

The 16 studies & The Lancetarticle received heavy criticism fromexperts in the medical journals shown above (citations 2-11) becauseresearchers had violated the most fundamental rules of scientificinvestigation (i.e. failure to allow sufficient time to elapse betweenexposure to abortion and the development of breast cancer;

misclassification of thousands of women whod had abortions as nothaving had abortions; and the exclusion of patients with in situ breast

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Most Epidemiological StudiesSupport an Independent Link


the loss of the protective effect of childbearing)Nevertheless, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, the U.S.National Cancer Institute, the American CancerSociety, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the NationalBreast Cancer Coalition, the American College ofObstetricians and Gynecologists, etc. use studies(proven in medical journals to be severely flawed)to deny that abortion is an independent risk factorfor breast cancer.

Although they admit that childbearing reducesbreast cancer risk, they contradict themselves byrefusing to implicate abortion as a risk factor for thedisease.That reveals their intellectual dishonesty.


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