Joel Brind
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Dr. Joel Brind is a pro-life born again Christian and a leading scientific advocate of the abortion-breast cancer hypothesis. He is a professor of biology and endocrinology at Baruch College and critiques ABC studies. Brind was an invitee to the National Cancer Institute's conference on the ABC issue[1] where he filed the minority dissenting comment.[2]
Brind has been mischaracterized by some pro-choice advocates and publications. In Joyce Arthur's article[3] she incorrectly claims Brind believes "miscarriages are caused by a lack of pregnancy hormones." In fact, Brind and reproductive experts know miscarriages are characterized by low hormone levels.[4] (See also: ABC section) A Women's eNews article[5] states that Brind wrote in a pro-life publication where he implies the term "recall bias" is manufactured. It was actually the evidence from the Rookus study[6] that Brind considered "artificially manufactured."[7]
However, many believe Brind overlooks methological weaknesses of some studies he uses as evidence for an abortion-breast cancer link. Furthermore, medical researchers note Brind overstates his findings since his own research shows a "barely statistically significant" increase in breast cancer rates.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ NCI workshop findings
- ^ Minority dissenting opinion
- ^ Arthur, Joyce. January 2002. Abortion and Breast Cancer — A Forged Link
- ^ web.archive.org st-marys.nhs.uk – What causes recurrent miscarriage?
- ^ Woodbury, Margaret A. 2002-02-17. Judge to Rule on Abortion, Breast Cancer Link
- ^ Rookus, MA. 1996-12-04. Induced abortion and risk for breast cancer: reporting (recall) bias in a Dutch case-control study
- ^ World Conference on Breast Cancer
- ^ SkepticFiles.org: Study Linking Breast Cancer, Abortion Widely Criticized
[edit] External links
- Baruch.cuny.edu – Brind faculty page
- Brind biography
- Discover: The Scientist Who Hated Abortion by Barry Yeoman
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