Contact: Ruben Obregon, President, No Room for Contraception, 202-470-6854,  info@nrfc.net

MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Separate studies published in the January 2006 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the October 2006 edition of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and the October 2006 edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings connect oral contraception use with an increased risk of breast cancer.

The No Room for Contraception Campaign issued the following statement in regard to these studies:

"Considering the associated cancer risks, one has to wonder if it really is a good idea to 'treat' the healthy state of fertility with know a known carcinogen" said Ruben Obregon, President of the campaign.

"For breast cancer patients 20 to 30 years of age, usage within five years of diagnosis is a factor. Over a million teens are taking oral contraceptives, many without their parent's knowledge and at the taxpayer’s expense via the Title X program. Why is the Federal Government funding programs which provide a known carcinogen to teenage girls without parental consent? Why do most states lack parental consent laws for oral contraception?"

Breast cancer associated with oral contraceptive use tends to be localized, typically not spreading beyond the breasts. While this type of cancer responds very well to treatment, it is not entirely curable.

According to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute, the 5 year survival rates for localized breast cancer are 98% for white women and 91.4% for black women. (Source: SEER 9 Registries for 1988-2002)

A recent University of Texas study, published in the December 2006 issue of Cancer, found that black women have more aggressive localized breast tumors and lower survival rates.

"Family Planning groups, such as Planned Parenthood, have targeted the black community for decades, distributing oral contraceptives to millions of women. Based upon these studies and lower survival rates for black women, it is safe to speculate that they have contributed to an increase in breast cancer and death in the black community. One has to question why the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Planned Parenthood, something which seems to conflict their efforts to eradicate breast cancer."

More information on oral contraception and breast cancer can be found at:

http://www.noroomforcontraception.com/Articles/Contraception-Breast-Cancer.htm

No Room for Contraception is a campaign to expose the potential problems of contraception on marriage, society and women's health. The campaign's website is located at www.NoRoomforContraception.com