Abortion and Breast Cancer
The Link that Won't Go Away
There are many well established and well-known causes of breast cancer, such as inheriting a BRCA gene (a defective gene associated with increased breast cancer risk) and being exposed to oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy. There are lesser known risks of breast cancer such as cigarette smoking before a full term pregnancy and induced abortion. But just as only 15% of people who smoke will get lung cancer and only about 5 – 10% of women with breast cancer develop this cancer because they had an abortion, we should still advise the public of these avoidable risks, however small. The vast majority of women with breast cancer have not had an abortion, but there are some women with breast cancer that have abortion as an attributable risk. Women need this information to make informed choices and to understand when to get screened for cancer if they are at increased risk, beginning approximately 8 to 10 years after the risk was taken. — Dr. Angela Lanfranci, FACS, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Respect Life Program ©2007 Continue reading
Susan g. komen's moral delimma
National Catholic Register
Additional Resources
The Breast Cancer Epidemic: 10 Facts
The Corruption of Science by Ideology by Ed Furton, MA, Ph.D., Ethics and Medics
Press Release: Legally Induced Abortion: the best predictor of 3 British breast cancer trends