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Studies
There have been numerous studies that indicate having an abortion increases your
risk of breast cancer. Here are just a few:
1981 - A Los Angeles study found a significant
2-4 times higher incidence of breast cancer among women under 33 years of age who aborted
their first baby. (2)
1993 - A Howard University study showed that
African American women over age 50 were 4.7 times more likely to
get breast cancer if they had an abortion compared to women who had not had abortions. (3)
1994 - A National Cancer Institute study of
over 1,800 women in Washington State found a 50 percent increased risk among women who had
abortions. The risk was more than double for women whose first abortion took place before
age 18 or over age 30. (1)
Dr. Janet Daling is a cancer researcher at the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington. On November 2,
1994, Dr. Daling and fellow researchers published an article in the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute (pp. 1584-1592) concerning induced abortion and breast
cancer risk for premenopausal women. Dr. Janet Daling is self-described as 'pro-choice'.
Some key findings:
The Journal of the National Medical
Association is a publication by black medical professionals concerned with black
health problems. In the December 1993 issue JNMA published the results of a Howard
University study. Key finding:
- Black women of age 50 and above who had at least 1 induced
abortion have an increased breast cancer risk of 370%.
In September 1995 Louisiana became the first U.S. state to require abortion clinics
to inform potential patients that induced abortions may increase breast cancer risk. In no
other state (or in Canada) are women warned that there is even a possibility of a
link between abortion and cancer.
Mike Richmond
Cancer Awareness Canada
810 W. Broadway (651)
Vancouver, Canada V5Z 4C9
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