SRI LANKAN STUDY SHOWS ABORTION TRIPLES RATE OF BREAST CANCER

July 2010

APN Newsletter

A Sri Lankan University study has found that women who have abortions more than tripled their risk of breast cancer.  Researchers also reported that passive smoking and being post-menopausal significantly increase the risk of breast cancer but not by nearly as much as abortion. According to Dr. Joel Brind, an epidemiologist at the City University of New York, the findings are consistent with studies from other population studies, particularly in China where abortion has become rampant and breast cancer is correspondingly on the rise..  

The researchers found that among women who breastfed for between 12-23 months there was a 66.3% risk reduction in comparison to those who had never breastfed and who breastfed for less than 12 months. The risk reduction climbed to 87.4% for those who breastfed for 24-35 months and 94% among women who breastfed for 36-47 months. The study shows that the loss of the protective effect breastfeeding provides, in addition to the effect of abortion, greatly increases the risk of breast cancer. 

The Sri Lankan study is the fourth epidemiological study in the last 14 months to report an abortion-breast cancer link. The three other studies have come out of the U.S., China and Turkey. These also showed oral contraceptive use were associated with increased risk of breast cancer." The authors cited a statistically significant 40% increased risk. Research of this nature is making it more difficult for pro-abortionists to argue that the practise has no affect on the continuing health of women.

Source: LifeSiteNews