[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE ABORTION/BREAST CANCER LINK

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, this month is National Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month. I am concerned that the National Cancer Institute, our 
Federal agency charged with leading the war on cancer, refuses to tell 
American women the truth about one of the most avoidable risk factors 
for breast cancer; that is, abortion.
  Eleven out of twelve studies, most done by or funded by the National 
Cancer Institute, show higher breast cancer incidence among American 
women who have had an abortion. Meanwhile, the NCI claims on its 
website there is no convincing evidence of the abortion/breast cancer 
link.
  An exhaustive review of the evidence published 2 years ago by Penn 
State College of Medicine estimated that almost 5,000 American women 
get breast cancer every year because they chose to have an abortion; 
5,000.
  Mr. Speaker, covering up the truth about possible cancer risk is a 
serious matter and must be addressed. I urge the House to hold hearings 
on this matter of importance to all women.

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