Based on six years of study and a meticulous analysis of hundreds of scientific papers and other sources, Dr. Kahlenborn examines and documents the effect that abortion and hormonal contraception have on breast cancer, uterine, cervical, liver, and other cancers, and the transmission of AIDS. Hormonal contraceptive use before first full term pregnancy is found to increase risk of breast cancer by at least 40%. Special attention is given to black women and to various populations of the world. Dr. Kahlenborn shows great skill in presenting this very technical material in a way laypeople can absorb. A very timely and powerful work.
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69 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
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A book that every woman, doctor, and pharmacist should read,
By Tim Drake "Author and Journalist" (Saint Joseph, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Breast Cancer : Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill (Paperback)
In an age that seems to value informed consent, one has to wonder why it has taken the medical community - and the media - so long to publicly recognize the increased risk of breast cancer by women who have abortions. The first link in the chain was discovered as early as 1957, when a study found that women who had abortions doubled their risk of developing breast cancer. By 1970, the medical community had recognized the fact that pregnancy helped lower the risk of breast cancer. A World Health Organization study of women from seven different countries, released at that time, found that women who carried pregnancies to term had lower risks of contracting the disease. Joel Brind, Ph.D., professor of biology and endocrinology and founder of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, has led research on the abortion-breast cancer link. He has described abortion as the single most avoidable risk factor in breast cancer prevention. Not surprisingly, his early attempts to draw attention to the link were ignored. It was not until 1994, when the medical journals Lancet and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published data confirming his research, that those outside the medical community took notice. The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute has gathered the following data: * 13 of 14 studies since 1957 show more breast cancer among American women who chose abortion (27 of 33 studies worldwide). * The only study on American women that relied entirely on medical abortion records reported a 90 percent increased risk of breast cancer among women who had chosen abortion. * Planned Parenthood's abortion experts admit that young women who terminate their first pregnancy are more likely to develop breast cancer than those who carry their first pregnancy to term. * A woman who is pregnant when diagnosed with breast cancer, or who becomes pregnant after breast cancer, is much more likely to be cured if she delivers the baby rather than has an abortion. * The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has acknowledged the validity of Brind's 1996 finding that women who abort their babies are at 30 percent greater risk of developing breast cancer. Concerns about contraceptive hormones' link to breast cancer were first raised back in 1972, when a series of animal research studies demonstrated a connection. After attending a 1993 conference, Chris Kahlenborn, M.D., picked up on Brind's research in an attempt to disprove the claim of a contraceptive-breast cancer link. Kahlenborn first discovered, five years into his study, that it was impossible to deny the link between abortion and breast cancer. He then found that women who had taken the oral contraceptive pill prior to the birth of their first child were at a nearly 40 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer. Those who had taken the pill for four or more years prior to the birth of their first child saw their risk increase to 72 percent. And when abortion was factored in, the risk was even greater. This, and much more, is discussed in Kahlenborn's thorough and exhaustive book. Kahlenborn suggests that the risk is enhanced among women with higher-than-ordinary risk factors to begin with, such as those who are childless, African-American or who possess faulty protective genes such as BRCA-1 and BRCA-2. The indictment is not reserved for oral contraceptives alone. A National Health Organization study shows that women who have been injected with the long-lasting Depo-Provera for at least two years before the age of 25 have a 190 percent or more increased risk of developing breast cancer. To fully understand the medical link between hormonal contraceptive use and breast cancer one must first understand the function of breast tissue cells. The female breast requires a proper balance of the female sexual hormones estrogen and progesterone in order to develop normally. When exposed to synthetic hormones such as those found in oral contraceptives, or to a rapid fall in hormone levels brought on by an induced abortion, breast tissue cell division increases, placing women at a greater risk for developing breast cancer. Dr. Kahlenborn explains that contraceptive hormones and normal pregnancy cause breast tissue cells to multiply rapidly, resulting in new immature breast cells. A complete pregnancy allows these cells to mature completely, whereas contraceptive hormones and abortion leave them immature and prone to cancerous mutation. Not only have abortion and contraceptive use increased since their availability, but breast cancer rates have increased dramatically over the past four decades. Kahlenborn believes that at least 10,000 women die each year as a result of breast cancer caused by abortion, and thousands more die from breast cancer brought on by the use of oral contraceptives. Nevertheless, a deafening silence continues among researchers, the medical community, the media, and government agencies. If such a causal relationship were demonstrated between breast cancer and a dietary agent, action would be swift and severe. But because the apparent cause incriminates the abortion and contraceptive industry, the collective silence continues, along with the breast cancer deaths, which now number in excess of 43,000 annually. How many more women need to die before all women are informed of such risks? If the pro-abortion forces are truly pro-woman, truly pro-choice, they will disclose - immediately - these risks, and thus give women the information they need to make informed choices. Failing to do so will almost certainly result in a class-action lawsuit that will make the tobacco industry settlement pale in comparison.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A Book on Breast Cancer, Which Cries Out & Demands a Better Reading of Data by the Medical & Research Communities,
This review is from: Breast Cancer: Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill (Hardcover)
Running at complete odds with political correctness, Dr. Kahlenborn courageously and magnificently demonstrates that "induced abortion and oral contraceptive use, especially at a young age, markedly increase a woman's risk for developing breast cancer" (p. 257). Personally, I can only begin to appreciate this masterpiece. To fully grasp Dr. Kahlenborn's work, one needs an exceptional head for both research methods and statistics. This book cries out and demands a better reading by the medical and research communities.
Among his findings, Dr. Kahlenborn notes that "If one considers the increased risk of breast cancer and suicide due to an induced abortion, and the decreased risk of ovarian cancer with a full-term pregnancy, abortion is many times more hazardouz in the long run that carrying a child to term" (p. 260).
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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In Response to Review Dated January 18, 2001,
This review is from: Breast Cancer : Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill (Paperback)
I was searching for books about the link between the birth control pill and breast cancer when I came across this one. I have not read the book, but I plan to.
I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed at age 34, after the birth of my son. I do not fall into any risk category. I did, however, take the pill for over ten years. Every doctor that I saw during my diagnosis & treatment asked me if I had taken the pill, and for how long. I truly believe that my cancer, which was hormone positive, was a direct result of taking the pill for so long. This reviewer, that I am citing, mentioned that the American Cancer Society was a better reference for information on the causes of breast cancer. I checked their website. The American Cancer Society says that there is, in fact, a link between breast cancer and the pill. And that there can be as much as a 60% increase in getting breast cancer if you have taken/are taking the pill. Check it out. It is important to be informed.
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