Abortion Drug Prevents Tumors In Mice, Study Says Posted: 12-03-06 23:01pm
In those genetically predisposed to breast
cancer, ru-486 blocked a key hormone.
By karen kaplan, times staff writer
december 1, 2006
a sustained dose of ru-486, the so-called
abortion pill, prevented breast cancer
tumors in mice with a genetic mutation
that made them highly susceptible to the
disease, researchers at uc irvine report
today.
The mutation in a gene known as brca1
leads to uncontrolled cell growth in the
mammary glands. About one in 800 women
inherits a version of brca1 that is
damaged in some way, and the national
cancer institute estimates that up to 80%
of such women will develop breast
cancer.
Cancer researcher eva lee and colleagues
figured that ru-486 could be used to block
the hormone progesterone, whose unchecked
production is believed to be a primary
cause of hereditary breast cancer.
Ru-486 binds to receptors that normally
link with progesterone. It is used as an
abortion pill because progesterone is
needed in the uterus to maintain a
pregnancy.
Progesterone also stimulates the growth of
milk-producing cells in pregnant women.
Women who aren't pregnant can experience
the same kind of rapid cell growth if they
have the brca1 mutation.
The uci team, which reported its findings
in the journal science, surgically
implanted 14 of the mice that had the
brca1 mutation with ru-486 pellets, which
released the drug over a two-month period.
All of the mice made it to their first
birthday without developing any breast
cancer tumors, according to the study.
Meanwhile, four mice implanted with a
placebo pellet had all developed tumors by
the time they were 5.2 months old. All of
the 25 untreated control mice had tumors
by the age of 8.7 months, the study
found.
"it is a greater effect than I would have
expected," said eliot rosen, a cancer
researcher at georgetown university who
linked progesterone to brca1 but was not
involved in the latest study. "it is a
little surprising that it completely
prevented the tumors."
currently, the best way for women with a
brca1 mutation to substantially reduce
their risk is to surgically remove their
breasts and ovaries before tumors have a
chance to form.
Lee said ru-486 probably wouldn't be the
best candidate for a human treatment
because in addition to blocking
progesterone, it binds with receptors
involved in immunity and other important
functions.
For short-term use to end a pregnancy,
that isn't likely to be a problem. But if
patients are going to take a drug for
years, it should target progesterone more
precisely, she said.
The study was funded by the national
cancer institute, the department of
defense and the breast cancer research
fund, a private foundation based in new
york.
ahhh... Look. Now the anti choicers
can't lie and say abortion is a cancer
causer.
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I have to say sometimes you blow my mind
away awesome post!
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But don't you know that preventing cancer
is against god's will because if s/he
wants you to have it, you need to accept
it? [end sarcasm]
i'm not surprised the pro-liars have not
yet replied to this - I guess they can't
find a religious argument against saving
lives that may otherwise be lost to
cancer.
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I loved this article..
Many pl people use biased and inaccurate
sources to claim that abortion causes
breast cancer, but it is obvious that
ru-486 prevents breast cancer. Human
trials are goign to go underway soon.
The american cancer society, and breast
cancer foundation, both have made it
clear that abortion does not increase the
risk of breast cancer.
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Posted: 12-07-06 00:04am
Now this is a funny post. So what you
saying bahaha is let's have abortions
because the abortion pill prevent cancer?
Cause it was prove in rats? Lol!
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Posted: 12-07-06 00:14am
Look if the the abortion pill prevents
breast cancer hey i'll take it!! But I
will not take it to abort babies!
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Posted: 12-07-06 08:42am
nightangel73
wrote:
look if the the abortion
pill prevents breast cancer hey i'll take
it!! But I will not take it to abort
babies!
no one said women should take it to abort
babies. It has simply been stated that it
prevents cancer, and could be taken for
that reason.
The point of this post, which I think
you've completely missed, is that is
disproves the pro-life argument that
abortion causes cancer. It clearly does
not cause cancer; in fact this specific
form of abortion can actually prevent
cancer.
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Posted: 12-07-06 15:03pm
nightangel73
wrote:
now this is a funny post.
So what you saying bahaha is let's have
abortions because the abortion pill
prevent cancer? Cause it was prove in
rats? Lol!
what I am saying, moron, is
that your ilk won't be able to say ru486
causes cancer anymore. Your lies are
being exposed, one by one.
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Okay, I have never said and haven't read
any pro-lifer in this board claiming that
the abortion pill causes cancer. Our
issue is not whether or not the pill
causes or prevent cancer, it's about the
right of life of the fetus.
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nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or not
the pill causes or prevent cancer, it's
about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some posts.
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Posted: 12-07-06 23:18pm
eiri
wrote:
nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or not
the pill causes or prevent cancer, it's
about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some
posts.
be my guest
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Posted: 12-08-06 06:20am
eiri
wrote:
nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or not
the pill causes or prevent cancer, it's
about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some
posts.
please do it would make intresting if not
amusing to read
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diamond splinter
wrote:
eiri
wrote:
nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or
not the pill causes or prevent cancer,
it's about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some
posts.
please do it would make intresting if not
amusing to
read
you would find pro-life comments as
amusing as I do? Fine then. This may
take a while.
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Posted: 12-08-06 13:57pm
eiri
wrote:
diamond splinter
wrote:
eiri
wrote:
nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or
not the pill causes or prevent cancer,
it's about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some
posts.
please do it would make intresting if not
amusing to
read
you would find pro-life comments as
amusing as I do? Fine then. This may
take a while.
i would find anything claiming that
abortion causes cancer highly amusing yes
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Posted: 12-08-06 14:47pm
diamond splinter
wrote:
eiri
wrote:
diamond splinter
wrote:
eiri
wrote:
nightangel73
wrote:
okay, I have never said and
haven't read any pro-lifer in this board
claiming that the abortion pill causes
cancer. Our issue is not whether or
not the pill causes or prevent cancer,
it's about the right of life of the
fetus.
if you like, I will go find some
posts.
please do it would make intresting if not
amusing to
read
you would find pro-life comments as
amusing as I do? Fine then. This may
take a while.
i would find anything claiming that
abortion causes cancer highly amusing
yes
fine then. Here you go:
Quote:
netgrl
wrote:
posted: 09-01-06 11:22pm
i went to actual abortion clinic. They
told me that abortion is very dangerous.
They also told me about the chance of me
getting breast cancer, and how regret i'll
be after I had it
done.
cambion
wrote:
posted: 09-02-06 2:49am
netgrl, people at these clinics will tell
you that you'll get breast cancer in an
attempt to scare you out of your decision
- numerous studies have been done that
prove abortion does not cause any kind of
cancer.
<
span class="postbody">
((the girl had called a fake abortion
clinic, known otherwise as a pregnancy
crisis center. The pro-lifers there told
her the lie about breast cancer to
frighten her out of an abortion))
---------------------------
((this is just a link to a major topic
detailing the supposed risk, with
pro-choice rebuttal. Remember to adjust
capitalizations.))
---------------------------
abortion may increase the risk of breast
cancer
medical experts are still researching and
debating the linkage between abortion and
breast cancer. However, a 1994 study in
the journal of the national cancer
institute found: "among women who had been
pregnant at least once, the risk of breast
cancer in those who had experienced an
induced abortion was 50% higher than among
other women."
here are other important facts:
1. Carrying a pregnancy to full term
gives protection against breast cancer
that does not occur if the pregnancy is
aborted.
2. Abortion causes a sudden drop in
estrogen levels that may make breast cells
more susceptible to cancer.
3. Most studies conducted so far show a
significant link between abortion and
breast
cancer.
<
span class="postbody">
((first is a link she gave to a pro-life
site. Then is a quote I extracted from
the site, which further adds to the
breast-cancer lie.))
---------------------------
((not anything specific, but some very
good points are made on this topic about
cancer and the fact that the drugs are
less dangerous than the altrnatives))
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Posted: 12-08-06 16:46pm
Eiri we know there is some pro-lifers that
may use this scaremorgering tactic, but
like I said I have not seen any pro-lifer
myself included that has come to this
board to claim that the abortion pill
causes cancer.
You have just shown of a lady that was
told she could get cancer for having the
abortion, not for taking the abortion
pill. Read eiri. Find us the evidence
of pro-lifers from this board claiming
that the abortion pill, not the abortion,
causes breast cancer or any cancer.
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We are talking about abortion in
general...
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carifairy
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we are talking about
abortion in
general...
oh no, the begining of
this thread is about the abortion pill
ru-486 and it's ability to prevent cancer.
It's not about the suction abortion
method preventing cancer. But if you
want to change the topic to discuss about
the suction abortion preventing cancer
then we can change to that discussion
topic. You have to say cause it's two
different things.
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nightangel73
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eiri we know there is some
pro-lifers that may use this
scaremorgering tactic, but like I said I
have not seen any pro-lifer myself
included that has come to this board to
claim that the abortion pill causes
cancer.
You have just shown of a lady that was
told she could get cancer for having the
abortion, not for taking the abortion
pill. Read eiri. Find us the evidence
of pro-lifers from this board claiming
that the abortion pill, not the abortion,
causes breast cancer or any
cancer.
i just threw quotes of pro-lifers
supporting the lie in your face!!! And
this wan not about the abortion pill
causing cancer, it is about the abortion
that the pill causes. I see the two
linked. The pill causes the abortion, and
the lie is that the abortion causes
cancer.
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Posted: 12-09-06 01:51am
nightangel73
wrote:
carifairy
wrote:
we are talking about
abortion in
general...
oh no, the begining of
this thread is about the abortion pill
ru-486 and it's ability to prevent cancer.
It's not about the suction abortion
method preventing cancer. But if you
want to change the topic to discuss about
the suction abortion preventing cancer
then we can change to that discussion
topic. You have to say cause it's two
different
things.
no, the point of the thread is the pill
that causes aborton prevents cancer.
Pro-lifers say abortion causes cancer. If
the pill causes abortion, and abortion
causes cancer....
Do you not see the link? It's all lies of
course. But they're linked. This is
about abortion not causing cancer.
