Our Bodies Ourselves: June 16, 2017. Breast cancer experts believe that many women undergoing mastectomies do not need them and are getting them out of fear, not because of the actual risks.
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Are Mastectomies Necessary for Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2? What About for Women Without the Breast Cancer Gene?
When Angelina Jolie publicly announced her double mastectomy in 2013, she was praised for possibly saving many women’s lives. But we know more today than we did then and experts now agree that too many women are undergoing unnecessary mastectomies. Here are the facts.
Read More »Breast Implants and Cancer of the Immune System (ALCL): What We Knew in 2014
The FDA has reported growing evidence that breast implants are associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare cancer of the immune system.
Read More »ALCL and Breast Implants: 2017 Update
A study published in December 2013 shows that a cancer of the immune system can be caused by breast implants, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), and can be fatal.
Read More »Sientra’s Silimed Brand “Gummy Bear” Silicone Gel Breast Implants Pose Safety Questions
In December 2012, the FDA approved Sientra’s “Silimed silicone gel breast implants.” These implants are also called “gummy breast implants” because they are made of a thicker gel that is said to resemble candy gummy bears. But are they safe?
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