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Neither abortion nor miscarriage associated with breast cancer risk

04-23-2007 · EurekAlert!

Neither induced abortion nor spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) appears to be associated with breast cancer risk in premenopausal women, according to a report in the April 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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