WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com)
- The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
published a study yesterday entitled, "The
Breast Cancer Epidemic." It showed that, among
seven risk factors, abortion is the "best predictor
of breast cancer," and fertility is also a
useful predictor.
The
study by Patrick Carroll of PAPRI in London showed
that countries with higher abortion rates, such
as England & Wales, could expect a substantial
increase in breast cancer incidence. Where abortion
rates are low (i.e., Northern Ireland and the
Irish Republic) a smaller increase is expected.
Where a decline in abortion has taken place, (i.e.,
Denmark and Finland) a decline in breast cancer
is anticipated.
Carroll
used the same mathematical model for a previous
forecast of numbers of breast cancers in future
years for England & Wales based on cancer
data up to 1997 that has proved quite accurate
for predicting cancers observed in years 1998
to 2004.
In
four countries - England & Wales, Scotland,
Finland and Denmark - a social gradient has been
discovered (unlike that for other cancers) whereby
upper class and upwardly mobile women have more
breast cancer than lower class women. This was studied
in Finland and Denmark and the influence of known
risk factors other than abortion was examined, but
the gradient was not explained.
Carroll
suggests that the known preference for abortion
in this class might explain the phenomenon. Women
pursuing higher educations and professional careers
often delay marriage and childbearing. Abortions
before the birth of a first child are highly carcinogenic.
Carroll
used national data from nations believed to have
"nearly complete abortion counts." Therefore,
his study is not affected by recall bias.
Karen
Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast
Cancer commented on the latest findings stating:
"It's time for scientists to admit publicly
what they already acknowledge privately among
themselves - that abortion raises breast cancer
risk - and to stop conducting flawed research
to protect the medical establishment from massive
medical practice lawsuits."
Source:
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