- After 17 Years With Breast Implants, Princeton Woman Leads Calls for More Education, Safety – WFAA-ABC, April 16, 2018. A North Texas woman says her implants were making her sick. Now, she’s lending her voice to the call for more information to be shared between the FDA, doctors and patients.
- 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.
- Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer – Our Bodies Ourselves, March 28, 2017. The FDA now says that breast implants can cause a type of lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), although this link has been seen by experts since as early as 2010.
- After Mastectomies, an Unexpected Blow: Numb New Breasts – 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 Removes Breast Implants, Says They ‘Slowly Poisoned’ Her – 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.”
- 11 Ways Your Breasts Can Change in Your 20s & 30s – Bustle, July 5, 2016. Breasts can be both a blessing and a curse. Regardless of their size or shape, breasts can change in many ways throughout your 20s and 30s.
- Stephanie March Opens Up About Breast Augmentation Health Scare – 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 – 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.
- Experts Decry Tying Medical Research Funds to FDA Standards Changes – Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2016. Moves in Congress to link billions of dollars in new medical research funding to revised standards for drug and medical-device approvals are troubling some public-health experts, who say the combination makes it too easy for lawmakers to support lower patient-safety standards.
- What do Stakeholders Think of FDA’s Latest Effort to Get Patients Timelier Access to Devices? – Bloomberg, April 8, 2016. The FDA released two final guidance documents that will help provide timely patient access to high-quality, safe and effective medical devices for unmet medical needs…Not everyone is pleased with the guidance.
- Breast Implants in France to Carry Cancer Warning: Researchers Find a ‘Clearly Established Link’ – Medical Daily, March 18, 2015. The French government will now require breast implants to carry cancer warnings, following a study finding a “clearly established link” between breast implants and a specific type of cancer.
- Angelina Jolie’s Decision – Huffington Post, May 16, 2013. Did Angelina Jolie make the right decision? And should that influence other women? Our president Dr. Diana Zuckerman explains why Angelina’s risk of breast cancer is lower than she was told and what the implications are for you.
- The Rising Trend of Breast Implants in America – With 330,631 breast augmentation procedures performed in the United States in 2012 alone, America is now officially the global leader in this branch of cosmetic surgery and breast implants are now the second most popular plastic surgery in the world.
- In FDA Files, Claims of Rush to Approve Devices – New York Times, January 13, 2009. An official at the Food and Drug Administration overruled front-line agency scientists and approved the sale of an imaging device for breast cancer after receiving a phone call from a Connecticut congressman, according to internal agency documents.
- The Price of Beauty: Some Hidden Choices in Breast Reconstruction – New York Times, December 23, 2008. For many cancer patients undergoing mastectomies, reconstructive breast surgery can seem like a first step to reclaiming their bodies.
- Canadian Study Confirms Women with Breast Implants Require Greater Medical Care – British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, November 2003. For decades, women who have undergone breast implant surgery have reported high implant failure rates and unidentifiable illnesses, and a Canadian study confirmed these high rates.
- The Breast Cancer Information Gap – RN Magazine, February, 2002. Thanks to early detection, three out of four American women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer can safely choose breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy. For those who choose a partial or complete removal of a breast, many patients consider whether or not to undergo breast reconstruction with implants.
- Calling for Informed Consent on Silicone Gel Implants or an End to Sales – Women, Cancer, and Community, Point of View column, March 2001. The sale of silicone gel-filled implants without requiring long-term safety data is dangerous.
- The Role of FDA on Breast Implants – Watchdog or Grandma? – Knight Ridder Newswire, May 2000. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, discusses the FDA’s decision to approve saline-filled silicone breast implants.