Cancer Researchers and Societies Are Still Hiding the Evidence

Induced abortion is a significant risk factor for breast cancer. This is not news to anyone familiar with pro-life, but what is new is that this has now been stated in a paper by the (U.S.) National Cancer Institute co-authored by a scientist who had previously claimed that the absence of a link had been scientifically “established.”

The paper, published in the March, 2009, edition of a leading cancer journal (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention), also confirms the link between the use of oral contraceptives and an increased breast cancer risk. The admission of these two links are a “bombshell,” according to Dr. Joel Brind of the City University of New York who has issued an analysis of the paper. 

Although the paper was issued nine months ago, “the NCI, the American Cancer Society . . . and other cancer fundraising businesses have made no efforts to reduce breast cancer rates by issuing nationwide warnings to women,” Karen Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, wrote in a recent press release.

In Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society website still contains a statement denying that abortion is a cause of cancer, based on the findings of a NCI panel in 2003.  The society also has issued no warnings.

The scientist who was one of several authors of the paper and had previously denied a link was Louise A. Brinton, chief organizer of the 2003 panel. In an analysis of the paper, Dr. Joel Brind of the City University of New York notes that the paper claims that the finding of a link between abortion and breast cancer is “consistent” with earlier studies, two of which are dated in the 1990s. In other words, the NCI, which until last March had denied the link, now accepts studies done before the 2003 panel.

All this is further evidence that the knowledge of the link has been concealed from women. When women are properly informed, more choose to carry their babies to term; see the article Two Ways to Reduce Abortions.

Meanwhile, two other recent studies have provided strong evidence.

• A Chinese study showed an increased risk of 17 percent
• A Turkish study reported a statistically significant 66 percent increased risk.

 Evidence that abortion is a factor in breast cancer has been collected since 1957, according to the book Women’s Health After Abortion, by Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles, published by the DeVeber Institute.