New Study Shows Abortion is 'Best Predictor ofBreast Cancer'

WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - TheJournal of American Physicians and Surgeons published a study yesterdayentitled, "The Breast Cancer Epidemic." It showed that, among sevenrisk factors, abortion is the "best predictor of breast cancer," andfertility is also a useful predictor.

The studyby Patrick Carroll of PAPRI in London showed that countries with higherabortion rates, such as England & Wales, could expect a substantialincrease in breast cancer incidence. Where abortion rates are low (i.e.,Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic) a smaller increase is expected. Wherea decline in abortion has taken place, (i.e., Denmark and Finland) a decline inbreast cancer is anticipated.

Carrollused the same mathematical model for a previous forecast of numbers of breastcancers in future years for England & Wales based on cancer data up to 1997that has proved quite accurate for predicting cancers observed in years 1998 to2004.

In fourcountries - England & Wales, Scotland, Finland and Denmark - a socialgradient has been discovered (unlike that for other cancers) whereby upperclass 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 factorsother than abortion was examined, but the gradient was not explained.

Carrollsuggests that the known preference for abortion in this class might explain thephenomenon. Women pursuing higher educations and professional careers oftendelay marriage and childbearing. Abortions before the birth of a first childare highly carcinogenic.

Carrollused national data from nations believed to have "nearly complete abortioncounts." Therefore, his study is not affected by recall bias.

KarenMalec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer commented on thelatest findings stating: "It's time for scientists to admit publicly whatthey already acknowledge privately among themselves - that abortion raisesbreast cancer risk - and to stop conducting flawed research to protect themedical establishment from massive medical practice lawsuits."

See the newstudy online here:

http://www.jpands.org/vol12no3/carroll.pdf