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Lethal Legacy: The Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Eve Sánchez Silver Medical Research Analyst Executive Director CLResearch [email protected] www.clresearch.org CLResearch… making research clear Wellesley October 2005 Access Presentation: http://www.clresearch.org/talks/wellesley051031.pdf Breast Cancer is very personal It fractures your femininity It shatters self-image It is the destroyer of “self” as you know yourself to be Breast Cancer is… the destroyer of lives Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 2 Lethal Legacy: The Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer… Abortion’s long term effects lead to a lifetime of regret and additional loss of life Women Deserve Information Women’s Rights begin with women’s health Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 3 The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 4 Outline The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Breast Cancer: Abortion’s Legacy Psychological Impact of Abortion Trauma Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 5 The breast is an organ Wellesley October 2005 The mammary gland is the only organ that is not fully developed at birth Until there is a full term pregnancy, the breast remains immature A-BC Legacy ESS 6 The breast develops in stages Immature in Stage 1: From birth through puberty until pregnancy Wellesley October 2005 Mature in Stage 2: The breast is mature only after a full term pregnancy A-BC Legacy ESS 7 How does breast differentiation occur? Mammary Lobules: Type 1: Type 2: Wellesley October 2005 Pre-puberty few type 1 lobules exist At puberty: increased estrogen causes growth of lobules that become type 2 lobules As a woman gets older: increased estrogen causes further growth of lobules type 1 and 2 lobules A-BC Legacy ESS 8 Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 9 How does breast differentiation occur? (cont’d) PREGNANCY after 32 weeks Type 3 Type 4 Wellesley October 2005 The last eight weeks of pregnancy TURN OFF the growth and cancer forming potentials of type 1 and 2 lobules Safe, non-cancerous Milk producing lobules form A-BC Legacy ESS 10 Lobule differentiation Breast size increases by the aggregate number of Type 1 lobules, over time The sooner a woman’s breast lobules convert from cancer prone Type 1 and 2 lobules to cancer protected Type 3 and 4 lobules, the lower her risk of breast cancer Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., F.A.C.S. Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery,Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ www.bcpinstitute.org Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 11 Effect of full term pregnancy on risk Wellesley October 2005 A full term pregnancy dramatically reduces lifetime breast cancer risk by converting type 1 and type 2 lobules to type 3 and 4 The FIRST full term pregnancy has the greatest risk-reducing effect since more type 1 and 2 lobules are available for conversion entering this first pregnancy than just before subsequent pregnancies A-BC Legacy ESS 12 Effect of full term pregnancy on risk (cont’d) Wellesley October 2005 Subsequent pregnancies further reduce lifetime risk Reducing the time interval from first menstruation until the first full term pregnancy also serves to limit overall lifetime risk A-BC Legacy ESS 13 Epidemiological Studies So many studies… since 1957 33 studies worldwide have shown a 95% confidence interval for the effect of induced abortion on the entire population studied (i.e. : scientific evidence is 95% reliably sure) Women who had at least one abortion were 50% more likely to develop breast cancer 27 of the studies showed definite increased risk 17 of these studies were statistically significant (Joel Brind, Ph.D; Professor of Human Biology and Endocrinology Baruch College, City University of New York) Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 14 International Studies show a 95% confidence interval Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 15 Premature Birth Risks 59 out of 59 studies show even ONE ABORTION significantly increases Risk of Premature Birth Premature birth increases baby’s risks of: Cerebral Palsy Hyaline Membrane (lung) Disease Poland and Ireland - countries which prohibit abortion- have 50% lower rates of premature birth and breast cancer than US Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 16 Breast Cancer: Abortion’s Legacy Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 17 Breast Cancer Worldwide Wellesley October 2005 Breast cancer rates are increasing dramatically worldwide while other cancer rates are NOT What about abortion rates? A-BC Legacy ESS 18 Patrick Carroll British researcher, director of the Pensions and Population Research Institute, London Presented his findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings at the Minneapolis Convention Center – the largest gathering of statisticians in North America Insurance Actuaries determining trends Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 19 Carroll’s report: The first trend is that upper-class women are the most likely to develop breast cancer and die of the disease Abortion before a first birth and delayed first birth among upper class women provide the best explanations for this trend, according to Carroll Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 20 Carroll says The second trend involves regional breast cancer rates of the British Isles. Breast cancer rates are greatest in the southeast (116 per 100,000) where abortion rates are higher than in other regions, whereas A third trend finds an increase in breast cancer between 1971 and 2002. During those years, incidence of the disease rose 70 percent in the UK Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 21 Follow the social class breast cancer mortality rates of England and Wales Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 22 Follow the trends Carroll's research adds to a body of evidence showing women who have had one or more abortions – especially one prior to birthing their first child – are more susceptible to breast cancer. Karen Malec, Abortion-Breast Cancer Coalition http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 23 Pharmaceutical Legacies Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 24 Pharmaceutical Legacies Estrogen is a recognized carcinogen Wellesley October 2005 its carcinogenic effect is measured in parts trillion per The Pill (which contains estrogen) causes breast cancer (as listed in textbooks) A-BC Legacy ESS 25 Latest report from WHO The World Health Organization latest report states that estrogen is carcinogenic to women (August 2005) Wellesley October 2005 Concerns develop over contraceptive products oral contraceptives (like the Pill) and HRTs (Hormone Replacement Therapy) A-BC Legacy ESS 26 Estrogen Wellesley October 2005 Women start producing substantial estrogen at puberty Estrogen causes breast cancer in type 1 and type 2 lobules A-BC Legacy ESS 27 Estradiol levels Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 28 Estrogen level during 28 weeks of pregnancy Source: Kunz and Kunz Early Miscarriage Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 29 A-BC pathology Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 30 A-BC pathology Wellesley October 2005 Women start producing substantial estrogen at puberty Estrogen causes breast cancer in type 1 and type 2 lobules A-BC Legacy ESS 31 A-BC pathology (2) Wellesley October 2005 The longer women with type 1 and 2 lobules are exposed to their own estrogens, the greater their risk of developing breast cancer Once type 1 and 2 lobules are converted into type 3 and 4 lobules, they become immune to the cancer Abortion interrupts the conversion of type 1 and 2 lobules into protective type 3 and 4 lobules A-BC Legacy ESS 32 A-BC pathology (3) Naturally aborted pregnancies (miscarriage) do not appreciably increase cancer risk due to low estrogen levels This pathway has been confirmed experimentally —Jose and Irma Russo (Fox Chase Cancer Center) Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 33 A-BC pathology (3) Abortion Rate Relative Risk Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy DENMARK 18681958 ESS 15 year running averages 34 Susceptibility of the Mammary Gland to Carcinogenesis II. Pregnancy Interruption as a risk factor in Tumor Incidence Jose Russo, MD, Irma H. Russo, MD Wellesley October 2005 • A-BC Legacy Russo and Russo, FCCC ESS 35 Mitigating the A-BC pathway Wellesley October 2005 Two factors that control lifetime breast cancer risk Limit accelerated risk increases by avoiding forced aborted pregnancies Reduce lifetime risk by having a fullterm pregnancy Lifetime risk can be further limited by having a first full term pregnancy as soon as possible after menarche A-BC Legacy ESS 36 The BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 37 BRCA1 & BRCA2 gene pathology BRCA1&2 carriers have an increased lifetime risk of developing: a second primary breast cancer in the same breast breast cancer in the other breast Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 38 Mitigating the BRCA1 pathway Dr. Mary Claire King: BRCA1 gene Women with the BRCA1 gene have a higher incidence of breast cancer when compared to women without the gene Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 39 Mitigating the BRCA1 pathway Dr. Mary Claire King: BRCA1 gene Women who have the BRCA1 breast cancer gene Are as protected by pregnancy as women who do not have the BRCA1 gene IF women with BRCA1 have a: first full term pregnancy followed by lactation (& breast feeding) They can then attain the maximum protection achievable same as women without the BRCA1gene Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 40 Who is keeping a lid on the facts? Wellesley October 2005 Reputable researchers fear for their reputations and their jobs if they speak up A-BC Legacy ESS 41 Pink Money Organizations PINK MONEY ORGANIZATIONS are often the cancer research funding organizations who have a financial agenda to fulfill and a social agenda to carry out: WOMEN’s RIGHTS are more important than WOMEN’s HEALTH Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 42 Pink Money Organizations PINK MONEY ORGANIZATIONS Wellesley October 2005 Remain silent about the confirmed link between abortion and breast cancer May stand to gain financially by maintaining an information black-out on confirmed abortion-breast cancer link facts DENY confirmed A-BC Link facts because it is politically expedient to do so in order to support their funding organizations A-BC Legacy ESS 43 United States Pink Money Organizations Wellesley October 2005 The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation The American Cancer Society The National Cancer Institute And the US Media A-BC Legacy ESS 44 Journal of Ethics and Medics Bio-ethics journal revealed flawed study Dr. Edward Furton, Editor of JEM slammed scientists for “shoddy research” in defending the notion that abortion is “safe” Wellesley October 2005 Dr. Angela Lanfranchi’s articles discredited The National Cancer Institute’s favorite: Beral Study See Dr. Joel Brind’s article regarding “sham research” (www.bcpinstitute.org) A-BC Legacy ESS 45 National Cancer Institute Wellesley October 2005 Claim: "Although it has been the subject of extensive research there is no convincing evidence of a direct relationship between breast cancer and either induced or spontaneous abortion". A-BC Legacy ESS 46 Melbye Misclassification 60,000 women who had abortions misclassified in the study as not having had an induced abortion Dr. Joel Brind, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 47 The Melbye Study I suggested in a long letter to the Wall Street Journal in 1997 that "the NCI (that is, the US National Cancer Institute and its journal would do better to protect American women" and by extension, women in the rest of the world as well) "by warning them about abortion; [which] most evidence indicates is the single most avoidable risk factor for breast cancer, rather than protecting the abortion industry by invoking flawed analyses from Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark." Dr. Joel Brind, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 48 Dirty white lab coats Wellesley October 2005 Researchers with vested interests put out unreliable or false data Publishers publish it The media proclaims it A-BC Legacy ESS 49 Some will not be silent Dr. Janet Daling’s Study of American Women: "Risk of Breast Cancer Among Young Women: Relationship to Induced Abortion” (11/ 2/ issue: 1994 Journal of the National Cancer Institute,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA.) 1,806 women in study 845 women with breast cancer 961 control group (no b/c) Each Interview was 1on 1 and 2hours long Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 50 Daling’s findings: The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link For abortion after age 30 First abortion before 18 BC Risk Increase: 110 percent BC Risk Increase: 150 percent First abortion after age 30 with a Family History of BC(mother, sister, aunt) Wellesley October 2005 BC Risk Increase: 270 percent 12 women developed breast cancer during the study… A-BC Legacy ESS 51 Daling’s findings: The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link In this study: Every woman who had • a first degree family member with breast cancer and • an abortion before the age of 18 Wellesley October 2005 Developed breast cancer before the age of 45 A-BC Legacy ESS 52 Abortion’s effect Aborted women clinically experience: Shame Auditory hallucinations Issues of intimacy Sexual dysfunction Psychologically numb Increased hostility source: Silent No More - Canada Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 53 Recent studies series from Finland and California "These studies represent the first time that the measurements of deaths associated with abortion and childbirth have been taken using a consistent and uniform standard.” (-Reardon The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy 2004; 20(2):279-327) Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 54 Suicidal ideation Suicidal ideation in aborted women is 2- 5 x’s higher than other women source: Silent No More - Canada Wellesley October 2005 Finland’s statistics are: 6x’s higher The following shows Findland’s mortality rates within a single year immediately after abortion A-BC Legacy ESS 55 Finish Study of all women aged 15-49 (1987-94) Women who died within 12 months of delivering, aborting or miscarrying Wellesley October 2005 Gisler, M. et, al, Acta Obstetrica et Gynecoloigica Scandinavica 76:651-657 1997 A-BC Legacy ESS 56 Finish Study of all women aged 15-49 (1987-94) Women who died within 12 months of delivering, aborting or miscarrying (cont’d) Gisler, M. et, al, Acta Obstetrica et Gynecoloigica Scandinavica 76:651-657 1997 Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 57 Finish Study of all women aged 15-49 (1987-94) Women who died within 12 months of delivering, aborting or miscarrying (cont’d) Wellesley October 2005 Gisler, M. et, al, Acta Obstetrica et Gynecoloigica Scandinavica 76:651-657 1997 A-BC Legacy ESS 58 Corrected death rates 94 percent of maternal deaths associated with abortion are not identifiable from death certificates alone death rate associated with abortion is actually three times higher than that of childbirth Wellesley October 2005 National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health -Finland A-BC Legacy ESS 59 American women 2002 study of low income Californian women over 8 year period, women who aborted compared to women who delivered full term are more likely to die from: Wellesley October 2005 Suicide 184% Accidents 82% Circulatory disease 187% Cerebrovascular disease 446% (stroke) Natural causes 44% Southern Medical Journal 2002: 95 (8):834-841 A-BC Legacy ESS 60 Australia 90,000 abortions per year Repeat abortion rates 39% Under 20 repeat rate is 1 in 5 Under 25 repeat rate is 2 in 5 Under 30 repeat rate is over 50% Pregnancy Outcome in South Australia 2002 Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 61 Aboriginal women Australia “Abortion Indigenous women of Australia is genocide.” Abortion incidence rising among Indigenous women who face breast cancer risks as well 3rd highest cause of cancer deaths among Indigenous women Present with slightly larger tumors and more advanced breast cancer histology (2003 Blackwell Science Ltd. Malden, MA, USA) Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 62 Festival of Light Adelaide, Australia (students) Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 63 International Abortion Facts Abortions Worldwide Where abortions occur: Wellesley October 2005 Number of abortions per year: Approximately 46 Million Number of abortions per day: Approximately 126,000 78% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 22% occur in developed countries A-BC Legacy ESS 64 Profound International Results Abortion averages worldwide: The lifetime average is about abortion per woman in the world • Wellesley October 2005 1 source: Center for Bioethical Reform A-BC Legacy ESS 65 Access to professional help Health professionals are not being trained to Wellesley October 2005 Identify treat or prevent abortion trauma The vast majority of those traumatized have no access to the professional help they require A-BC Legacy ESS 66 Legacy of Late Reproduction The scramble to have kids just before the clock runs out: Wellesley October 2005 Fertility specialists Invasive procedures In vitro fertilization A-BC Legacy ESS 67 Everyone gets into the act Wellesley October 2005 Donated sperm Ovum donors Frozen sperm Surrogate mothers Turkey-baster dads A-BC Legacy ESS 68 Litigation and The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 69 Litigation and The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Medical Malpractice Risk for doctors Two non-disclosure A-BC link info cases were prosecuted in the US and won • One was a precedent setting Judgment of Liability Two cases were won in Australia Pre-term litigation will increase Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 70 Sign popping up in the USA HAD AN ABORTION? SEE A LAWYER Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 71 Watch for international class action suits United States Class action suits are being drafted • Based on the precedent setting Judgment of Liability (Portland, Oregon) These cases will ask: • Who knew the A-BC facts and said nothing? • Who knew the A-BC facts and did nothing? Wellesley October 2005 Watch for class action suits coming to your town A-BC Legacy ESS 72 Summary There is important information about the lifetime abortion-breast cancer risks to women Pink Money Organizations are claiming concern for women’s health but silent about significant studies and data on the abortionbreast cancer link The facts are clear and “rock-solid” The general international public must be informed and pro-active for its own well-being Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 73 Speak Up about the A-BC Link Wellesley October 2005 Send e-mail alerts WRITE LETTERS Phone radio stations Tell your friends, colleagues and neighbors Keep informed, stay in touch… A-BC Legacy ESS 74 Organizations working to OUT the TRUTH: The Abortion-Breast Cancer Coalition The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute http://www.bcpinstitute.org/ CLResearch Wellesley October 2005 http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/ http://www.clresearch.org/ http://www.pinkmoney.org/ A-BC Legacy ESS 75 Lethal Legacy: The Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Eve Sánchez Silver Medical Research Analyst Executive Director CLResearch LLC [email protected] www.clresearch.org Access Presentation: This outline is available for download at: Wellesley October 2005 http://www.clresearch.org/talks/australia_download0509.pdf Many thanks to: Karen Malec President The Abortion Breast Cancer Coalition www.abortionbreastcancer.com Joel Brind, Ph.D. Professor of Human Biology and Endocrinology Baruch College, City University of New York www.bcpinstitute.org Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., F.A.C.S. Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ www.bcpinstitute.org Wellesley October 2005 D.A. Forest President RTTC A-BC Legacy ESS 77 References 1. Russo J, Tay TK, Russo IH. Differentiation of the mammary gland and susceptibility to carcinogenesis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1982;2:5-73. 2. Russo J, Reina D, Frederick J, et al. Expression of Phenotypical changes by human breast epithelial cells treated with carcinogens in vitro. Cancer Research and Treatment 1988;48:2837-2857. 3. Russo J, Rivera R, Russo IH. Influence of Age and Parity on the Development of the Human Breast. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1992;23:211-218. 4. Russo J, Russo IH. Toward a physiological approach to breast cancer prevention. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Prev 1994;3:353-364. 5. MacMahon, B, Cole P, Lin TM, Lowe CR, Mirra AP, Ravnihar B, Salber EJ, Valaoras VG, Yuasa S. Age at First Birth and Breast Cancer Risk. Bull WHO 1970;43:209-221. 6. Trichopoulos D, Hsieh C, MacMahon B, et al. Age at any birth and breast cancer risk. Int J Cancer 1983;31:701-704 Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 78 References 7. Gissler M, Berg C, Bouvier-Colle MH, Buekens P. Methods for identifying pregnancy-associated deaths: population-based data from Finland 1987-2000. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2004 Nov;18(6):448-55. 8. Sherlock K. Victims of Choice. Akron, OH, Brennyman Books, 1996. 9. Reardon DC, Strahan TW, Thorp JM, Shuping MW. Deaths associated with abortion compared to childbirth: a review of new and old data and the medical and legal implications. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy 2004; 20(2):279-327. Gissler: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.13653016.2004.00591.x?cookieSet'1 Reardon: http://www.afterabortion.org/research/DeathsAssocWithAbortionJCHLP.pdf See related story: Death Rate of Abortion Three Times Higher than Childbirth: 13-year Population Study in Published in Top OB/Gyn Journal http://www.afterabortion.info/news/GisslerAJOG.htm Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 79 End "...there is a highly visible difference between the pace of basic sciences and the application of new knowledge to human problems. It needs explaining." Lewis Thomas Wellesley October 2005 A-BC Legacy ESS 80