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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch [*]says that women have a higher risk of breast cancer if they have an abortion, when medical groups say there's no cause-and-effect relationship between the abortion and breast cancer.[/list]
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You are overstating things. The data is mixed and no one can say for sure at this point. Some studies did in fact show a correlation between induced abortions and breast cancer risk. The data from the more recent studies seem to argue against a causal relationship. However, that is a far cry from saying that "medical groups say there's no cause-and-effect relationship between abortion and breast cancer."
The verdict isn't in yet.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003 Nov;83(2):233-5. Related Articles, Links
ACOG committee opinion. Induced abortion and breast cancer risk. Number 285, August 2003.
Committee on Gynecologic Practice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The purpose of this Committee Opinion is to provide a review of recent studies regarding the potential relationship between induced abortion and subsequent breast cancer and to discuss methodologic challenges in this field of study. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Gynecologic Practice concludes that early studies of the relationship between prior induced abortion and breast cancer risk have been inconsistent and are difficult to interpret because of methodologic considerations. More rigorous recent studies argue against a causal relationship between induced abortion and a subsequent increase in breast cancer risk.
PMID: 14631935 [PubMed - in process]
