6/03 Every review, and the vast majority of studies agree there is NO connection between induced abortion and breast cancer risk. See for yourself. ABSTRACT: Abortion history and breast cancer risk: Results from the Shanghai breast cancer study [05/08/2001; International Journal of Cancer] Studies of the association between induced abortion and breast cancer risk have been inconsistent, perhaps due to underreporting of abortions. Induced abortion is a well-accepted family planning procedure in China, and women who have several induced abortions do not feel stigmatized. The authors used data from a population-based case-control study of breast cancer among women age 25-64 conducted between 1996 and 1998 in urban Shanghai to assess whether a history of and the number of induced abortions were related to breast cancer risk. In-person interviews were completed with 1,459 incident breast cancer cases ascertained through a population-based cancer registry, and 1,556 controls randomly selected from the general population in Shanghai (with respective response rates of 91% and 90%). After adjusting for confounding, there was no relation between ever having had an induced abortion and breast cancer (odds ratio [OR] = 0.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.7-1.2). Women who had 3 or more induced abortions were not at increased risk of premenopausal breast cancer (OR = 0.9, 95% CI 0.6-1.4) or postmenopausal breast cancer (OR = 1.3, 95% CI 0.8-2.3). These results suggest that a history of several induced abortions has little influence on breast cancer risk in Chinese women. Thanks to breastcancer.net Lancet Oncology 12/01 NO LINK per NCI Workshop NO Association Found-80,000 women Studied Feminist Daily News Wire, March 21, 2002 British J Cancer, 10/02 NO trend toward risk Intl J Cancer, 2/03 January 2003 Blaming Breast Cancer on Abortion, 2002 Int J Cancer, 8/03 Null Assoc Pregnancy Termination & Bca Euro J Cancer, 3/04 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.