Im Sceptical of Abortion Link to Breast Cancer ; Dr Mark Porters Medical Notes

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BRITAIN has one of the highest abortion rates in the developed world, and British women are among the most likely to develop breast cancer. Could there be a link? Does having an abortion increase the risk of breast cancer later in life?

Yes, according to researchers from the Pension and Population Research Institute in London, who predict a dramatic rise in the number of cases of breast cancer as a result of nearly 200,000 abortions that are done every year in England and Wales (up from 20,000 a year in the Seventies).

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Im Sceptical of Abortion Link to Breast Cancer ; Dr Mark Porters Medical Notes

The prediction is based on its previous work, suggesting that terminating a pregnancy can double a womans risk of developing breast cancer...

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