Induced abortion and breast cancer: An updated meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Different epidemiological studies have indicated conflicting information about the association of induced abortion (IA) with breast cancer risk. A recent meta-analysis with prospective evidences did not support the positive association between IA and breast cancer risk. Thus, we in our meta-analysis study have tried to analyze this specific association.We searched all relevant articles from an English-language literature using Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases, until December 10, 2016. All the statistical analyses were performed on case-control studies, using Review Manager Software 5.3 (Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, UK).Our meta-analysis results based on 25 studies, including 5 studies with Chinese patients, indicated that there was no association of IA with breast cancer (OR = 1.0

SUBMITTER: Deng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5779758 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature