Posted on 07/15/2010 1:47:00 PM PDT by SorosOwnsObama
"Moreover, she says breast cancer is nearly ten times more likely to strike Western women than those from poorer nations.
'The difference is that in the West we don't have as many children and we don't have them so early. Nor do we breast-feed as much. These things are proven to cut breast cancer rates.'
Things are getting worse, rather than better. 'Women in developing countries are adopting Western lifestyles, so their breast cancer rates are starting to catch up.'
The link between affluence and increasing breast cancer is also visible in Britain, where women in the well-heeled South are more likely to die from the disease than those with more disadvantaged lifestyles.
This is likely to be because well-off women are more likely to delay childbirth to further their careers. The link between pregnancy and a reduced risk of breast cancer is a complex one.
But in essence, the younger a woman when she has her first child, the sooner the protective effects kick in, thus lowering the risk of developing the disease. "
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
No abortion is
More likely, the wealthier women are getting abortions. Science has proved a linke between abortions (especially for someone who has had multiple abortions) and breast cancer. Won’t hear that in the MSM.
Meaning they are aborting more babies.
Like you, I suspect many of these women who chose to become mothers later in life have aborted one or more children because the baby was inconvenient.
MSM LISTEN:
Abortion increases a womens chances at getting cancer.
You can't cheat Natural Law without consequences, both temporal and eternal.
How late is late ?
Nope, it all the babies they slaughter by abortion before deciding not to kill the baby.
I’ve never had a baby and have been told I am at high risk. Last month, while waiting to have a mammogram, I noticed a little chart on the wall listing risks for breast cancer. Never having had a child, or having one’s first child after age 30, was on the list.
Maybe a connection to birth control drugs too.
I am only thinking of things western women would have access to the women in the poorer countries may not have access to.
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/breastcancer/brc_causes.html
Breast Cancer
What Causes Breast Cancer?
What Causes Breast Cancer?
The exact cause or causes of breast cancer remain unknown. Yet scientists have identified a number of risk factors that increase a person’s chance of getting this disease. Certain risk factors, such as age, are beyond our control; whereas others, like drinking habits, can be modified.
Age
The risk of breast cancer increases with age. For example, annual breast cancer rates are 8-fold higher in women who are 50 years old, in comparison with women who are 30. Most breast cancers (about 80%) develop in women over the age of 50. In one age group (40 to 45 years), breast cancer is ranked first among all causes of death in women. Breast cancer is uncommon in women younger than 35, with the exception of those who have a family history of the disease.
Previous Breast Cancer
If a woman has already had breast cancer, she has a greater chance of developing a new cancer in the other breast. Such a new, or ‘second,’ cancer arises from a completely different location and should not be confused with a cancer that has recurred (come back) or metastasized (spread) from another site. The likelihood of a new cancer increases by 0.5% to 0.7% each year after the original diagnosis. After 20 years, a woman has a 10% to 15% chance of developing a new breast cancer.
A previous diagnosis of lobular carcinoma in situ (a localized tumor) is associated with a 10% to 30% greater breast cancer risk, and a previous diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ is associated with a 30% to 50% greater risk.
Family History Of Breast Cancer
Approximately 85% of women with breast cancer do NOT report a history of breast cancer within their families. Of the remaining 15%, about one-third appear to have a genetic abnormality. The risk of breast cancer is about two times higher among women who have a first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with this disease. The risk is increased 4- to 5-fold if the relative’s cancer was found before menopause (the end of menstruation) and involved both breasts. The risk also is increased if breast cancer occurs in several family generations.
In addition, an increased risk of breast cancer has been found in families with other inherited disorders, such as ataxia telangiectasia (a progressive disease of the motor system) and Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
Genetic Mutations
About 5% to 10% of all breast cancers are hereditary. Scientists have identified certain genetic mutations (permanent changes in genetic material) that place people at increased risk of breast cancer. To date, the genes that have been most studied include BRCA1 and BRCA2. Some American women - many of whom are descendants of Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern and Central Europe - have an inherited BRCA1 mutation. Each will have up to a 90% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. More than half will be diagnosed with breast cancer by age 50. In some BRCA1 families, there is a likelihood of developing both breast and ovarian cancers. The BRCA2 genetic mutation also is prevalent among families with Ashkenazi backgrounds.
In addition, many other genes may be associated with breast cancer, including the genes named p53, AT, the GADD repair group, the RB suppressor gene, and the HER-2/neu oncogene (a gene that contributes to cancer). Some of these genes directly influence breast cancer risk, whereas others are involved in the general processes of cancer growth and metastasis.
Hormones
Breast cancer risk is increased in women with the longest known exposures to sex hormones, particularly estrogen (female sex hormone). Therefore, breast cancer risk is increased in women who have a history of
•early first menstrual period (before age 12),
•late menopause (end of menstruation),
•no pregnancies,
•late pregnancy (after age 30), or use of
•birth control pills (the ‘Pill;’ oral contraceptives - ‘OCs’).
It should be mentioned that the Pill’s exact hazards are difficult to assess, since risk apparently disappears in women who have not used oral contraceptives for more than 10 years.
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Try to explain male breast cancer with the late motherhood theory - and some of the others.
This is the message we send out to our kids:
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/fp/images/billboard.jpg
Another billboard (not sure if by the same people) up on West 11th. Street in Eugene where there are two young women. One has a poster that says that getting pregnant will make her gain weight. The other girl has a poster that says that getting pregnant will limit her choices. The slogan on the inserts the word “contra” onto “conception.” While I suspect the sign is aimed at teenagers, it sends out a message loud and clear to women of all ages and I am sure the people behind it know that.
Nobody will dare mention the elephant in the room....hormones.....birth control pills, hormone replacement and abortion as causative factors. They are too sacred to dare mention. All the factors in the article may be true but the wide spread use of hormones is a huge commonality in Western women.
“...and I do not see feminists trying to get the word out...”
And Greens don’t want to get the word out because they fear rising populations. But one does not have to have a Ma Kettle-sized family to...
1. Have a child before age 28.
2. Have at least two children.
3. Breastfeed each child for at least six months.
It is quite probable that having four children provides more protection than having two but we’ll soon see more data on this.
Women who are in high paying careers have a high rate of breast cancer — they have a low rate of having kids.
Women who are lesbians and nuns have the highest rates of breast cancer — again, low fertility.
The career women generally are using artificial birth control while the lesbians and nuns are not using any form of birth control.
So the variable that seems to connect them all? Low fertility.
Use your head!
It’s Birth Control Pills!
See how far you get trying to tell every woman who’s had Breast Cancer, that they must have had an abortion.......
BUT!
I’ll bet that over 90% have been on the pill.
It’s probably a combination of little time spent nursing and abortion. You know, it’s almost as if God designed women to be fruitful and multiply.
It is quite probable that having four children provides more protection than having two but we’ll soon see more data on this.
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There are so many factors. On a related note, I read somewhere not too long ago that bearing 6 or more children increases a woman’s chances of hitting the century mark.
There are plenty of people who get lung cancer who never touched a cigarette. The fact is though that cigarette smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. Yes, there are plenty of women out there who never touched a birth control pill, had a large family and never had an abortion who get breast cancer. Yet the chances of having breast cancer goes down with each child you have. It is not 100% that having kids will absolutely prevent breast cancer, but not having kids increases a woman’s risk.
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