To the Editor: Abortion interrupts the natural process of breast development, leaving the breast with more cells that can become cancerous. Elevated levels of estrogen, starting early in pregnancy, …
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To the Editor:
Abortion interrupts the natural process of breast development, leaving the breast with more cells that can become cancerous.
Elevated levels of estrogen, starting early in pregnancy, cause normal and pre-cancerous cells to multiply and stimulate the breasts to swell; 3rd trimester hormones of a full term pregnancy, change cells into cancer-resistant, milk-producing tissue and turn off their growth and cancer-forming potential.
Standard medical texts acknowledge that the younger a woman is when she has her 1st full term pregnancy, the larger her family is and the longer she breast feeds – the lower her breast cancer risk is. A 1st full term pregnancy matures 85% of the mother’s cancer-susceptible Type 1 and 2 breast lobules (tissue containing a milk duct and milk producing glands), into fully cancer-resistant Type 4 lobules.
18 studies have reported a 30% risk increase for women who have abortions after the birth of a 1st child and a 50% risk increase for women who have abortions before the birth of a 1st child. Lawsuits may be filed against physicians who perform abortions and fail to disclose that the procedure might increase the chance of breast cancer.
In a 2009 study by National Cancer Institute branch chief Louise Brinton, it was found that women who used oral contraceptives (“the pill”) within the last 1 to 5 years, multiply their risk of developing the deadly triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) by 4.2 times and if they started using these “pills” before age 18, their risk of developing TNBC is multiplied by 3.7 times.
For a list of authoritative medical organizations whose medical experts recognize the link between abortion and breast cancer, visit the website: www.abortionbreastcancer.com.
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer an International Women’s Organization 1-877-803-0102 (toll free)
Chris LaRose
Potsdam