Induced Abortion and Risk for Breast Cancer: Reporting (Recall) Bias in a Dutch Case-Control Study

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 88; no. 23; pp. 1759 - 1764
• Main Authors: Rookus, Matti A., van Leeuwen, Flora E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 04.12.1996; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Abortion; Abortion, Induced - adverse effects; Adult; Bias; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Medical research; Mental Recall; Middle Aged; Netherlands; Population; Pregnancy; Risk; Surveys and Questionnaires; Netherlands; Measurement; Abortion, Spontaneous; Bias; Europe; Pregnancy Complications; Risk Factors; Biology; Data Collection; Family Planning; Research Methodology; Breast Cancer; Neoplasms; Abortion, Induced; Diseases; Fertility Control, Postconception; Western Europe; Error Sources; Netherlands; Developed Countries; Research Report; Data Reporting; Cancer

Background In general, no association has been found between spontaneous abortion (naturally occurring termination of a pregnancy) and the risk for breast cancer. With respect to induced abortion (termination of a pregnancy by artificial means), the results have been more inconclusive. A positive as...