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The Summary Report from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's workshop, "Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer," reached contradictory conclusions with respect to the link between abortion and breast cancer.  It acknowledges one of the two breast cancer risks associated with abortion - the protective effect of a full term pregnancy - but it also states that "Induced abortion is not associated with an increase in breast cancer risk."

The Summary Report from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's workshop, "Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer," reached contradictory conclusions with respect to the link between abortion and breast cancer.  It acknowledges one of the two breast cancer risks associated with abortion - the protective effect of a full term pregnancy - but then contradicts itself by stating that "Induced abortion is not associated with an increase in breast cancer risk."

The Summary Report acknowledges that increased childbearing, starting at an early age, and increased duration of breastfeeding reduce risk.<ref>Summary Report: Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer Workshop. U.S. National Cancer Institute.  Available [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/ere-workshop-report here].</ref>  Childbearing helps protect women from breast cancer because it provides the only means for a woman to mature her cancer-vulnerable tissue into cancer-resistant tissue.   

The Summary Report acknowledges that increased childbearing, starting at an early age, and increased duration of breastfeeding reduce risk.<ref>Summary Report: Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer Workshop. U.S. National Cancer Institute.  Available [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/ere-workshop-report here].</ref>  Childbearing helps protect women from breast cancer because it provides the only means for a woman to mature her cancer-vulnerable tissue into cancer-resistant tissue.