Why Is It Riskier For Women To Live In Oregon And Washington
Wasn’t there a Miss America winner who tried to bring attention to a connection between abortion and breast cancer? Yesterday, WorldNetDaily carried a story about the possible link.
A new study shows that abortions can be classified as carcinogens, because the number of breast cancer cases can be predicted reasonably accurately based on the number of abortions in a given population.The study, “The Breast Cancer Epidemic: Modeling and Forecasts Based on Abortion and Other Risk Factors,” was done by Patrick S. Carroll of London-based research institute PAPRI and the results were published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons this week.
It shows, that among risk factors, abortion is the “best predictor of breast cancer.” The results show that countries with higher abortions rates, such as England and Wales, higher breast cancer incidence is reported. “Where abortion rates are low (i.e. Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic) a smaller increase is expected,” the study said.
I have heard and read that Oregon has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in the nation. To test the theory I sought anecdotal evidence of a connection. (I realize people move around a lot and breast cancer can takes years to develop.)
(AP) - Number of abortions per state in 1996, with the rate per 1,000 women:
| * Alabama 13,826, 14 | |
| * Alaska 2,139, 15 | |
| * Arizona 11,016, 11 | |
| * Arkansas 5,882, 11 | |
| * California 280,180, 39 | |
| * Colorado 9,710, 11 | |
| * Connecticut 14,094, 20 | |
| * Delaware 4,482, 26 | |
| * District of Columbia 13,674, NA | |
| * Florida 80,040, 27 | |
| * Georgia 35,790, 20 | |
| * Hawaii 4,916, 19 | |
| * Idaho 1,022, 4 | |
| * Illinois 53,613, 20 | |
| * Indiana 13,341, 10 | |
| * Iowa 7,602, 12 | |
| * Kansas 10,685, 19 | |
| * Kentucky 7,000, 8 | |
| * Louisiana 11,865, 12 | |
| * Maine 2,615, 9 | |
| * Maryland 12,363, 10 | |
| * Massachusetts 29,293, 21 | |
| * Michigan 30,208, 14 | |
| * Minnesota 14,193, 13 | |
| * Mississippi 4,206, 7 | |
| * Missouri 11,629, 10 | |
| * Montana 2,763, 15 | |
| * Nebraska 5,214, 14 | |
| * Nevada 6,965, 20 | |
| * New Hampshire 2,300, 8 | |
| * New Jersey 31,860, 18 | |
| * New Mexico 5,033, 13 | |
| * New York 152,991, 37 | |
| * North Carolina 33,554, 20 | |
| * North Dakota 1,291, 9 | |
| * Ohio 36,530, 15 | |
| * Oklahoma 6,769, 10 | |
| * Oregon 13,767, 20 | |
| * Pennsylvania 38,004, 15 | |
| * Rhode Island 5,437, 24 | |
| * South Carolina 9,326, 11 | |
| * South Dakota 901, 6 | |
| * Tennessee 17,989, 15 | |
| * Texas 91,470, 21 | |
| * Utah 3,639, 8 | |
| * Vermont 2,139, 16 | |
| * Virginia 25,770, 16 | |
| * Washington 26,138, 21 | |
| * West Virginia 2,470, 6 | |
| * Wisconsin 13,673, 12 | |
| * Wyoming 208, 2 | |
| * Total 1,221,585, 20 |
Oregon and Washington have 20 and 21 abortions per thousand, while California comes in at 39 per thousand. If you get away from the “Left Coast”, the rate of abortions per thousand drops dramatically.
Figure 1.4: Estimated New Cancers by State, 1998–2002
| Alabama - 117 | |
| Montana - 130 | |
| Alaska - 136 | |
| Nebraska - 134 | |
| Arizona - 120 | |
| Nevada - 120 | |
| Arkansas - 121 | |
| New Hampshire - 137 | |
| California - 132 | |
| New Jersey - 136 | |
| Colorado - 136 | |
| New Mexico - 117 | |
| Connecticut - 143 | |
| New York - 130 | |
| Delaware - 130 | |
| North Carolina - 124 | |
| Dist. of Columbia - 139 | |
| North Dakota - 124 | |
| Florida - 126 | |
| Ohio - 129 | |
| Georgia - 124 | |
| Oklahoma - 130 | |
| Hawaii - 132 | |
| Oregon - 146 | |
| Idaho - 131 | |
| Pennsylvania - 132 | |
| Illinois - 133 | |
| Rhode Island - 132 | |
| Indiana - 128 | |
| South Carolina - 123 | |
| Iowa - 132 | |
| South Dakota - 131 | |
| Kansas - No data | |
| Tennessee - No data | |
| Kentucky - 127 | |
| Texas - 117 | |
| Louisiana - 123 | |
| Utah - 120 | |
| Maine - 132 | |
| Vermont - No data | |
| Maryland - 132 | |
| Virginia - 123 | |
| Massachusetts - 143 | |
| Washington - 150 | |
| Michigan - 132 | |
| West Virginia - 119 | |
| Minnesota - 139 | |
| Wisconsin - 135 | |
| Mississippi - No Data | |
| Wyoming - 124 | |
| Missouri - 127 | |
| United States - 131 |
There does seem to be some correlation, which in my mind would merit further study. When the breast cancer rate in Oregon and Washington is 10% higher than in the mountain states, one should ask whys it riskier to live on the West Coast?
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