Dr. Janet Daling, lead author of the only published study specifically commissioned by the National Cancer Institute to investigate the link between abortion and breast cancer reports highest risks (more than double) were observed when the abortion was done at ages younger than 18 years, or 30 years of age or older.¹

Daling, who is believed to be a strong supporter of abortion says, "I have three sisters with breast cancer and I resent people messing with the scientific data to further their own agenda, be they pro-choice or pro-life. I would have loved to have found no association between breast cancer and abortion, but our research is rock solid and our data is accurate."²

Abortion interrupts the natural process of breast development, leaving the breast with more cells that can become cancerous. Extra estrogen of pregnancy causes cells to proliferate. Third trimester hormones of a full-term pregnancy turn cells into milk-producing cells and turn off their growth (and cancer-forming) potential.

As of October 2000, twenty-eight out of the thirty-seven studies in the world-wide literature indicate an increased risk of breast cancer associated with induced abortion.

If your abortion provider denies the link between abortion and breast cancer, ask them about this statement made by Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1994: "Interruption during the first trimester of a first pregnancy causes a cessation of cell differentiation, which may result in a subsequent increase in the risk of cancerous growth in these tissues."

For more information contact, The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, PO Box 152, Palos Heights, IL 60463. You can call them at (877) 803-0102 or visit their Web site: www.AbortionBreastCancer.com  You can also visit this Web site: bcpinstitute.org

1. Dr. Janet Daling, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 86, No. 21, pp. 1584-1592, Nov.2, 1994.
2. Ibid.Daling, L.A. Daily News, Sept., 1997.