--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/22/M > N200332.DTL > > Texas OKs rigid abortion-counseling law > Doctors must cite nonexistent link to cancer > Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times Thursday, May 22, > 2003 > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Houston -- Texas approved one of the nation's most > sweeping abortion > "counseling" laws Wednesday, requiring doctors, > among other things, to > warn women that abortion might lead to breast cancer > -- a correlation > that does not exist, according to the American > Cancer Society and federal researchers. <snip>
As I posted last year, there has been *no* convincing evidence linking either breast or cervical cancer to abortion. However, there is quite clear evidence that breast cancer risk is *reduced* with each pregnancy and with ~ every 6-8 months of breastfeeding. (This probably has to do with reduced exposure of breast tissue to hormone fluctuations, i.e. fewer menstrual cycles; increased prolactin levels might also play a role. Research continues.) Debbi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
