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The research report concealed how almost none of the subjects of the study were African American or Hispanic,<ref>The study stated that the subjects were 92% non-Hispanic white; many of the remaining 8% must have been Filipino and other Asian groups, but the racial make-up of this group was not provided. For example, 15 percent of the registered nurses in San Diego are Asian or Filipino or other Pacific Islanders.[http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=37f00e50cb995f794d89f677f3c3c05e] More importantly, the researchers conceal the lack of African Americans and Hispanics, merely admitting that "The nurses in our cohort may not be representative of the social classes most likely to use abortion services."  (p. 820).</ref>  The press did not report the lack of African Americans and Hispanics in the study.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Abortion-Cancer.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin</ref><ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070423185607.htm</ref>

The research report concealed how almost none of the subjects of the study were African American or Hispanic,<ref>The study stated that the subjects were 92% non-Hispanic white; many of the remaining 8% must have been Filipino and other Asian groups, but the racial make-up of this group was not provided. For example, 15 percent of the registered nurses in San Diego are Asian or Filipino or other Pacific Islanders.[http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=37f00e50cb995f794d89f677f3c3c05e] More importantly, the researchers conceal the lack of African Americans and Hispanics, merely admitting that "The nurses in our cohort may not be representative of the social classes most likely to use abortion services."  (p. 820).</ref>  The press did not report the lack of African Americans and Hispanics in the study.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Abortion-Cancer.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin</ref><ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070423185607.htm</ref>

The research data show that '''abortion causes a sharp increase in the deadly progesterone receptor-negative (PR-) breast cancer'''.  "Among [[parous]] women [the overwhelming majority of the study], the [hazard ratios] HRs were 1.58 (95% CI, 1.13-2.20) for PR- breast cancer and 0.80 (95% CI, 0.60-1.05) for PR+ breast cancer (P for heterogeneity = 0.002) among women with induced abortion."<ref>Study, p. 817.</ref>  However, the press reports concealed this alarming result, making it look like abortion is safe.  The report's abstract concealed this important result also.<ref>The misleading study abstract is [http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/8/814 here].</ref>

The research data show that '''abortion causes a sharp increase in the deadly progesterone receptor-negative (PR-) breast cancer'''.  "Among [[parous]] women [the overwhelming majority of the study], the [hazard ratios] HRs were 1.58 (95% CI, 1.13-2.20) for PR- breast cancer and 0.80 (95% CI, 0.60-1.05) for PR+ breast cancer (P for heterogeneity = 0.002) among women with induced abortion."<ref>Study, p. 817.</ref>  In non-statistical language, this means that the women in the study who had children (parous) were 58% more likely to get progesterone negative breast cancer if they ever had an abortion, and the same women were somewhat less likely to get progesterone positive breast cancer. Among the study group there were 442 breast cancer cases among women who ever had an abortion. 59 (13%) were progresterone negative and 92 (21%) were progesterone positive.

 

However, the press reports concealed this alarming result, making it look like abortion is safe.  The report's abstract concealed this important result also.<ref>The misleading study abstract is [http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/8/814 here].</ref>

The research study excluded women who had abortions and then died from breast cancer!  The study also excluded women who developed breast cancer early in the follow-up.  "During follow-up, we censored women who were newly diagnosed as having breast cancer, had died, or were lost to follow-up."<ref>Study, p.815.</ref> So those who were hurt most by their abortions were excluded, and this skewed the results towards a claim that abortion is safe.

The research study excluded women who had abortions and then died from breast cancer!  The study also excluded women who developed breast cancer early in the follow-up.  "During follow-up, we censored women who were newly diagnosed as having breast cancer, had died, or were lost to follow-up."<ref>Study, p.815.</ref> So those who were hurt most by their abortions were excluded, and this skewed the results towards a claim that abortion is safe.