[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: AR researchers called 'liars or uninformed' on ABC connection

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*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 16 Mar 2008 AD #2

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From: Christian Newswire <newsdesk at christiannewswire.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:42:27 -0400 (EDT)
Contact: Karen Malec, Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer 
<http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/>, 847-421-4000

http://christiannewswire.com/news/102465994.html

*Oncologists at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are Either 
Liars or Uninformed, says Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
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MEDIA ADVISORY, March 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Arkansas Times 
reported Thursday that two UAMS oncologists denied the abortion-breast 
cancer (ABC) link. [1]

"They are either liars or they are uninformed," said Karen Malec, 
president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer

Laura Hutchins, the director of hemtology/oncology for UAMS, said, "My 
assessment is that there does not appear to be a definite increased 
risk." She used a 2004 study from the journal Lancet that has been 
criticized for its errors in at least five medical journals. [2-9]

Dr. Kent Westbrook, UAMS professor of surgery, said abortion is not a 
cancer-related issue, but that exogenous and external hormone 
stimulation and hormone replacement therapy raise risk.

"The biological reasons for the cancer risk of hormone replacement 
therapy are the same as the biological reasons for an abortion-breast 
cancer link. It's about the effects of estrogen overexposure in the 
presence of progesterone on cancer-susceptible tissue. 85% of the breast 
lobules become cancer-resistant during the last months of full term 
pregnancy." declared Malec.

Westbrook misled women by claiming that pregnancy reduces risk.

"On the contrary, a half-century of research shows that only pregnancies 
lasting at least 32 weeks gestation provide a risk-reducing effect," 
corrected Malec. "I challenge Westbrook to prove otherwise. No experts 
deny that premature birth before 32 weeks raises risk. An abortion is 
biologically the same event.

"Last year, an insurance actuary proved he could forecast future breast 
cancer rates for the years 2003 and 2004 for England and Wales with 
nearly 100% accuracy by using abortion rates and, secondarily, fertility 
rates. [10,11]

"It's not just the blogs that are accusing the medical establishment of 
covering-up the link. Allegations are being made in medical journals. 
[2,4,5,6,11]  Dr. Angela Lanfranchi accused the federal government, 
academicians and cancer groups like Susan G. Komen for the Cure of 
suppressing evidence of two cancer risks - abortion and oral 
contraceptives this month." [12]

The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer is an international women's 
organization founded to protect the health and save the lives of women 
by educating and providing information on abortion as a risk factor for 
breast cancer.

References available online <cid:part2.09080902.07020107 at pfli.org>


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