I'm SO sick and tired of hearing this "abortion leads to breastcancer" bulls*t!

[Anouck]

Seriously, I know you anti-choice women will stoop to whatever gutter level you can find to "further your cause", but c'mon now. If you have gotten SEVERAL responses with links PROVING that your little fable is untrue, why not give it a rest? But noooooo, instead, you just post a NEW journal, hoping to what...attract women who haven't read you're full of it yet? So since I'm sick of posting the same response over and over again, I figured I'd just write my own journal. Oh, and by the way.... miscarriages are also considered "spontaneous abortions". So maybe you should tell all those women "I know you already feel horrible about losing a child (or possibly several), but did you know that in addition to having problems carrying a pregnancy to term, you're also probably giving yourself breast cancer?". Nice, right?

 

The following is an artice from the National Cancer Institute. Can we agree that they might possibly know what they're talking about?

 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/abortion-miscarriage

Abortion, Miscarriage, and Breast Cancer Risk

 

Introduction

 

A woman's hormone levels normally change throughout her life for a variety of reasons, and these hormonal changes can lead to changes in her breasts. Many such hormonal changes occur during pregnancy, changes that may influence a woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life. As a result, over several decades a considerable amount of research has been and continues to be conducted to determine whether having an induced abortion, or a miscarriage (also known as spontaneous abortion), influences a woman's chances of developing breast cancer later in life.

 

Current Knowledge

 

In February 2003, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) convened a workshop of over 100 of the world's leading experts who study pregnancy and breast cancer risk. Workshop participants reviewed existing population-based, clinical, and animal studies on the relationship between pregnancy and breast cancer risk, including studies of induced and spontaneous abortions. They concluded that having an abortion or miscarriage does not increase a woman's subsequent risk of developing breast cancer. A summary of their findings, titled Summary Report: Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer Workshop, can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/ere-workshop-report .

 

Related NCI Materials

 

• National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 3.77, Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Risk http://www.cafemom.com/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/pregnancy
• What You Need To Know About^TM Breast Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast

Background

 

The relationship between induced and spontaneous abortion and breast cancer risk has been the subject of extensive research beginning in the late 1950s. Until the mid-1990s, the evidence was inconsistent. Findings from some studies suggested there was no increase in risk of breast cancer among women who had had an abortion, while findings from other studies suggested there was an increased risk. Most of these studies, however, were flawed in a number of ways that can lead to unreliable results. Only a small number of women were included in many of these studies, and for most, the data were collected only after breast cancer had been diagnosed, and women's histories of miscarriage and abortion were based on their "self-report" rather than on their medical records. Since then, better-designed studies have been conducted. These newer studies examined large numbers of women, collected data before breast cancer was found, and gathered medical history information from medical records rather than simply from self-reports, thereby generating more reliable findings. The newer studies consistently showed no association between induced and spontaneous abortions and breast cancer risk.

 

Ongoing Research Supported by the National Cancer Institute

 

Basic, clinical, and population research will continue to be supported which investigate the relationship and the mechanisms of how hormones in general and during pregnancy influence the development of breast cancer.

 

Important Information About Breast Cancer Risk Factors

 

At present, the factors known to increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer include age (a woman's chances of getting breast cancer increase as she gets older), a family history of breast cancer, an early age at first menstrual period, a late age at menopause, a late age at the time of birth of her first full-term baby, and certain breast conditions. Obesity is also a risk factor for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. More information about breast cancer risk factors is found in NCI's publication What You Need To Know About^TM Breast Cancer.

 

Important Information About Identifying Breast Cancer

 

NCI recommends that, beginning in their 40s, women receive mammography screening every year or two. Women who have a higher than average risk of breast cancer (for example, women with a family history of breast cancer) should seek expert medical advice about whether they should be screened before age 40, and how frequently they should be screened.

 

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Sources of National Cancer Institute Information

Cancer Information Service

 

 

[KelleyP77]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Ah! Thank You!! =)

[parrishsky]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 6:25 PM

  YES, THANK YOU!!!

[Rachael]

Oct. 30, 2009 at 1:32 AM

Luv Ya!!!  And thanks for posting this... I got tired of seeing the nonsense in the one journal and I haven't seen the other one yet.  Not so sure I want to.  {{HUGS}}

[babymomma0306]

Oct. 30, 2009 at 3:02 AM

I always heard abortions increase your chances of miscarriages and being infertile later on but I've never heard breast cancer. The first two I can see how that would maybe make sense but breast cancer?   How would that even medically make sense to link? I will say I'm pro-life ( IMO if it has a heart beat then it's a living thing) however, I don't believe in lying to people to get them to agree with me!!! Some people have no shame.Jeez.

[sherriet]

Oct. 31, 2009 at 4:46 AM

Thank you!