The Breast Implant Working Group’s Breast Implant Black Box Warning This black box warning was developed by the Breast Implant Working Group, which consists of Dr. Diana Zuckerman (National Center for Health Research), Dr. Scot Glasberg (American Society of Plastic Surgeons), Dr, Alan Matarasso (also ASPS), Jamee Cook (Breast Implant Victim Advocacy), Raylene Hollrah (Just Call […]
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Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implant Tied to Rare Cancer
ABC Action News: July 24, 2019. NCHR president points out that the removal of Allergan biocell textured breast implants was inevitable because patients had died from lymphoma caused by the implants. Why weren’t they recalled sooner?
Read More »Summary of Published Study by MD Anderson Physicians on the Increase in Rare Diseases Among Women with Breast Implants
We summarize the study conducted by MD Anderson Cancer Center regarding the incidence of rare diseases among women with breast implants.
Read More »Statement of Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President of the National Center for Health Research Regarding the New Study of 100,000 Women with Breast Implants
NCHR President Dr. Diana Zuckerman makes a statement in support of the MD Anderson study on breast implants causing illness.
Read More »Breast Implants: A Research and Regulatory Summary
In the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in breast implant surgery, yet this does not necessarily mirrored by a similar increase in the number of women with breast implants. Many women are replacing old implants that have broken or caused problems. This summary examines the role of the FDA in safety research, the types of breast implants, the frequency of local complications, increased risk of autoimmune and connective tissue diseases, cancer, lung disease, and suicide, impact on general health and quality of life, and the hidden costs associated with breast implants.
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