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Dear Friends: Some people will be celebrating the birth control pill's 50th birthday next year, but they probably won't be cancer patients and survivors whose health was damaged by the pill. The Sun-Times News Group is kicking off the celebration early with a story by Jeanne Millsap that contains many inaccuracies. Her story is entitled, "The pill's versatility." Millsap quotes obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Mary Fitzgibbon of Provena St. Joseph Medical Center who encourages teens to take the pill during the most cancer-susceptible time of their lives to treat acne, irregular menstrual periods and menstrual cramps. Irregular menstrual periods are beneficial in...

  Enter your email address to receive news from LifeNews.com via email. Do you prefer to receive news daily or weekly? Daily WeeklyDo you favor or oppose abortion? Favor Oppose Click here to make a PayPal donation to LifeNews.com! British Researcher Says Abortion Increases U.K. Breast Cancer Rates Email this article Printer friendly page by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com Editor August 9, 2005Minneapolis, MN (LifeNews.com) -- British researcher Patrick Carroll plans a presentation at the Wednesday meeting of the American Statistical Association, the largest gathering of statisticians in North America. Carroll's research reveals abortion is the best predictor of three British breast cancer...

Dear Friends: I'd like to share with you my letter to the editor of the National Catholic Register addressing Patrick Novecosky's article (June 5-11, 2005) on the abortion-breast cancer research. Readers of our e-newsletter know that Novecosky's article last month discussed the publication of an eye-popping paper by Baruch College Professor Joel Brind.  Brind accused governmental agencies and others of using fraudulent research in an attempt to rub out the idea in the public mind that abortion is a risk factor for breast cancer. My letter to the editor could be entitled, "How governmental agencies and cancer fundraising businesses easily...