- Breast Implant Illness: Two Metro Women Say Implants Caused Years of Complications – 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 – 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.
- Crystal Hefner Shares The Health Problems Breast Implants Can Pose – Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes: July 24, 2016 Crystal Hefner, formerly Crystal Harris and the 30-year-old Playboy model and wife of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, announced the recent removal of her breast implants by […] sharing a post on Facebook that began, “My Breast Implants Slowly Poisoned Me.” She rattles off a litany of health problems that she says she suffered from … Continue reading Crystal Hefner Shares The Health Problems Breast Implants Can Pose →
- 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 – 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
