St3746:
Does anybody know of a comprehensive review of the studies that have been done on this? I have only been able to find articles presented by idealogues on both sides, and I don’t know how balanced they are. If somebody can point me to a fairly balanced and thorough article, I would appreciate it.
St3746
There was a thread on this awhile back. It’s archived here:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=16079
I, personally, avoid books as comprehensive reviews and look for reviews published in peer-reviewed journals. As far as studies go, below is a list of the ones that I think carry the most weight (i.e., are conducted with the least disputable scientific design).
Tang, MT, et al. (2000). Induced abortion in relation to breast cancer among parous women. Epidemiology, 11: 177-180.
Fioretti, F., et al. (2000). Risk factors for breast cancer in nulliparous women. BJC, 79: 1923-1928.
Newcomb, PA. (1996). Pregnancy termination in relation to risk of breast cancer. JAMA, 275: 283-287.
Wingo, P. A., et al. (1997). The risk of breast cancer following spontaneous or induced abortion. Cance Causes Control, 8: 93-108.
Palmer, J. R., Rosenberg, L., et al. (1997). Induced and spontaneous abortion in relation to risk of breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control, 8: 841-849.
Bernstein, L. et. al. (1992). Update on the Los Angeles Study of oral contraceptives and breast cancer. In: R. D. Mann (ed.), Oral contraceptives and breast cancer: The implications of the present findings for informed consent and informed choice, pp. 169-181. Park Ridge, NJ: Parthenon.
Michels, K. B., & Willett, W. C. (1996). Does induced or spontaneous abortion effect the risk of breast cancer? Epidemiology, 7: 521-528.
Ursin, G., et al. (1998). Use of oral contraceptives and risk of breast cancer in young women. Breast Cancer Research, 50: 175-184.
Lindefors-Harris, B-M., et al. (1994). Risk of cancer of the breast after legal abortion during first trimester. BMJ, 299: 1430-1432.
Kvale, G., Heuch, I., & Eide, G. (1987). A prospective study of reproductive factors and breast cancer. Am. J. Edidemiology, 117: 35-45.
Berstein, L., et al. (1995). Treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, 4: 437-440.
Howe, H. L., et al. (1989). Early abortion and breast cancer risk among women under age 40. Int. J. Epidemiology, 18: 300-304.
Rosenberg, L., et al. (1988). Breast cancer in relation to the occurrence and time of induced and spontaneous abortion. AJE, 127, 981-989.
