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→Interesting list of risk factors...
I note that all the risk factors listed have a source quoted, except one. If it is indeed the case that abortion is a risk factor for breast cancer, the "Trustworthy Encyclopedia" surely owes its readers a reliable source for this. Without a source I'm afraid I am driven to agree with the experts and the available medical evidence, and to continue in my mistaken (and apparently "liberal") belief that there is no link between abortion and breast cancer. Please enlighten me and show me how I am wrong. [[User:Humblpi|Humblpi]] 12:07, 8 March 2008 (EST)
I note that all the risk factors listed have a source quoted, except one. If it is indeed the case that abortion is a risk factor for breast cancer, the "Trustworthy Encyclopedia" surely owes its readers a reliable source for this. Without a source I'm afraid I am driven to agree with the experts and the available medical evidence, and to continue in my mistaken (and apparently "liberal") belief that there is no link between abortion and breast cancer. Please enlighten me and show me how I am wrong. [[User:Humblpi|Humblpi]] 12:07, 8 March 2008 (EST)
:Well, it ''has'' been demonstrated that childbirth reduces the risk of breast cancer, so... if you are pregnant, technically speaking an abortion ''does'' in fact raise your relative risk. [[User:Feebasfactor|Feebasfactor]] 13:21, 8 March 2008 (EST)
:Well, it ''has'' been demonstrated that childbirth reduces the risk of breast cancer, so... if you are pregnant, technically speaking an abortion ''does'' in fact raise your relative risk. [[User:Feebasfactor|Feebasfactor]] 13:21, 8 March 2008 (EST)
::I guess what we're looking at then is [[placement bias]]: it's not actually a risk of ''abortion'', it's a risk of ''not having children!'' How odd that someone would deliberately confound the two, though.-'''<font color="#CC0000">α</font><font color="#A0A0A0">m</font><font color="#0099FF">ε</font><font color="#003399">σ</font>''' <small>[[User_talk:AmesG | (advocate)]]</small> 13:55, 8 March 2008 (EST)