- Breast Implant Illness: Two Metro Women Say Implants Caused Years of Complications – Ben Oldach, WHO TV: May 21, 2018. TV news reporters are discovering that women have been harmed by their breast implants, and the women get better when the implants are removed. When women speak up it helps other women.
- After 17 Years with Breast Implants, Princeton Woman Leads Calls for More Education, Safety – Marie Saavedra, WFAA: April 16, 2018. Thanks to Jamee Cook for telling a Texas ABC news reporter about the risks of breast implants and her efforts to warn other women about the health consequences she experienced.
- Breast Implants Causing Cancer – WJMN Local 3 News: September 8, 2017. Stacey Boone says she was trying to boost her self-esteem, and wound up fighting for her life because of breast implant-associated lymphoma.
- Woman with Rare Cancer Linked to Breast Implants Seeks to Spread Awareness – CBS News, July 13, 2017. Around 550,000 women last year received breast implants, but the FDA published a report this year linking implants to a rare cancer.
- A Shocking Diagnosis: Breast Implants “Gave Me Cancer” – New York Times, May 14, 2017. Raylene Hollrah was 33 when she learned she had breast cancer. She made a difficult decision to remove her breasts and undergo chemotherapy as well as reconstructive surgery. The breast implants gave her a rare cancer.
- After Mastectomies, an Unexpected Blow: Numb New Breasts – Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times: January 29, 2017. Dane’e McCree decided to have her breasts removed after learning she was at a high risk for breast cancer. Without warning, her nipples were numb after the mastectomy.
- Crystal Hefner Shares The Health Problems Breast Implants Can Pose – Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes: July 24, 2016. Crystal Hefner, the Playboy model and wife of Hugh Hefner, announced the recent removal of her breast implants.
- Crystal Hefner Removes Breast Implants, Says They ‘Slowly Poisoned’ Her – Chloe Tejada, The Huffington Post Canada: July 21, 2016. Crystal Hefner describes her breast implant surgery gone wrong. She talks about here implant removal and says her breast implants “slowly poisoned her.”
- Stephanie March Opens Up About Breast Augmentation Health Scare – Katie Kindelan, ABC News: June 30, 2016. Actress Stephanie March, best known for playing an assistant district attorney on “Law & Order: SVU,” has opened up about a dangerous reaction she experienced after undergoing breast augmentation.
- Janice Dickinson Regrets Getting Breast Implants, Believes It Affected Cancer Diagnosis – Ali Venosa, Medical Daily: May 21, 2016. Breast implants are one of the most popular cosmetic procedures on the planet, but that doesn’t mean they’re never regretted.
- Fibromyalgia and Ruptured Silicone Gel Breast Implants – An FDA study indicates that women whose silicone breast implants have ruptured may be at an increased risk of fibromyalgia, a chronic condition marked by fatigue, musculoskeletal aches and sleep disturbances.
- Health Groups Want More Data from FDA on Breast Implant Review – The FDA missed its deadline for deciding whether to approve silicone breast implants and is now facing more pressure from women’s health advocates to answer questions about how it is handling the implants’ evaluation.
- Senate Panel Probes Breast Implant Advisory Panel Conflict Of Interest Allegations – The Senate health committee is investigating potential financial conflicts among members of an FDA advisory committee panel that recently recommended the agency allow silicone breast implants back on the market.