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Women's Group Applauds British MPs' Abortion-Cancer Probe / Criticizes Dr. Stuart Donnan's Hyposcrisy
Karen Malec
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Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer welcomes the efforts of British MP Claire Curtis-Thomas and her colleagues who asked doctors to examine women's reproductive histories and the abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link within their patient populations. The coalition condemns the efforts of Manchester University Professor Stuart Donnan to disabuse women of the truth that abortion raises breast cancer risk. Donnan misled the BBC by saying some studies reported risk elevations, but others show abortion reduces risk. [1]
If you want to read more about this issue:
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/mal/mal_02donnanhyposcrisy.html
10 Feb 04
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Originally posted by ivanhoeThere's no convincing evidence at all that abortion raises breast cancer risk. The early studies on abortion and breast cancer compared women who had had abortions with the population generally, failing to take into account that those with abortions were likely to have had fewer children. We already know that having fewer children is a risk factor for breast cancer, so these studies falsely identified an abortion link. There is also good evidence that women undergoing treatment for breast cancer are more likely to be open about earlier medical treatment, including abortion, reinforcing the false impression of a relationship between the two.
Women's Group Applauds British MPs' Abortion-Cancer Probe / Criticizes Dr. Stuart Donnan's Hyposcrisy
Karen Malec
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Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer welcomes ...[text shortened]... p://www.lifeissues.net/writers/mal/mal_02donnanhyposcrisy.html
The fact is that we already know all the major factors that contribute to breast cancer risk. These are: delayed motherhood, small number of children, early first period, lack of breastfeeding, obesity and high alcohol consumption. Abortion is enough of a traumatic experience, without women wrongly being fed scare stories about how it will affect their health.
Rich.
10 Feb 04
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Originally posted by richhoeyWhere did you get that information ?
There's no convincing evidence at all that abortion raises breast cancer risk. The early studies on abortion and breast cancer compared women who had had abortions with the population generally, failing to take into account that those wit ...[text shortened]... care stories about how it will affect their health.
Rich.
10 Feb 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeA very disingenius post indeed:
Women's Group Applauds British MPs' Abortion-Cancer Probe / Criticizes Dr. Stuart Donnan's Hyposcrisy
Karen Malec
Reproduced with Permission
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer welcomes the efforts of British MP Claire Curtis-Thomas and her colleagues who asked doctors to examine women's reproductive hi ...[text shortened]... more about this issue:
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/mal/mal_02donnanhyposcrisy.html
- The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer isn't a 'women's group', by any commonly understood meaning of the term;
- we have a UK MP with one opinion, and a professor with another. Yet we're condemning the professor for expressing a view. Do we really not want aademics expressing opinions on these (or any other) matters?;
- What qualification does the MP have?;
- How many of her 'colleagues' (presumably fellow MPs) support her view?.
10 Feb 04
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Originally posted by richhoeyI'm glad you admit that performing abortion can be a traumatic experience for a woman. A Dutch (female) abortion doctor stated not so long ago that performing abortion was something like cutting your nails.
There's no convincing evidence at all that abortion raises breast cancer risk. The early studies on abortion and breast cancer compared women who had had abortions with the population generally, failing to take into account that those wit ...[text shortened]... care stories about how it will affect their health.
Rich.
10 Feb 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeThe relavant BBC article is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3419329.stm.
Women's Group Applauds British MPs' Abortion-Cancer Probe / Criticizes Dr. Stuart Donnan's Hyposcrisy
Karen Malec
Reproduced with Permission
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer welcomes the efforts of British MP Claire Curtis-Thomas and her colleagues who asked doctors to examine women's reproductive hi ...[text shortened]... more about this issue:
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/mal/mal_02donnanhyposcrisy.html
It seems that 3 (yes, just 3) MPs have written to the doctors in their areas with some kind of questionaire about the supposed link between abortion and breast cancer.
The MP's biography says she's an engineer, so she's no qualification.
Not really that much of a story, when you look at it a bit closer.
10 Feb 04
I highly doubdt it matters in any case Ivanhoe. If women want an abortion, the risk of possible future cancer will not deter them. If you haven't got a problem with killing a lifeform you created in the first place, the slight possibility that you increase your risk of cancer is very unlikely to make you change your mind. Especially not if its nothing more substantial than the risk through smoking forinstance.
cheers
10 Feb 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeI work for a very large cancer research organisation, and part of my job is coordinating our response to this kind of thing. Basically, I spoke to a number of relevant experts and read through a selection of papers.
Where did you get that information ?
Rich.
10 Feb 04
Originally posted by richhoey
I work for a very large cancer research organisation, and part of my job is coordinating our response to this kind of thing. Basically, I spoke to a number of relevant experts and read through a selection of papers.
Rich.
Can you give internet sites that provide such information ?
10 Feb 04
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Originally posted by ivanhoeUm, not really a case of glad to admit. I've never given my opinion of abortion on this site, but from the experience of my friends I'd say it can be very traumatic. But being traumatic doesn't mean it increases the risk of breast cancer.
I'm glad you admit that performing abortion can be a traumatic experience for a woman. A Dutch (female) abortion doctor stated not so long ago that performing abortion was something like cutting your nails.
Rich.
10 Feb 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeIf you visit here and search for abortion and breast cancer, you'll trawl up some of the published information.
Can you give internet sites that provide such information ?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Like I say, partly I arrived at my conclusion from chatting to scientists who work for my organisation, some of whom are currently involved in a large-scale review of the evidence.
Rich.