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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer survivors making surgery decisions with limited information
March 9th, 2006
Breast cancer survivors who undergo reconstructive surgery using silicone implants have access to very little research-based information about the likely risks, according to a report released by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women & Families. Susan Wood, former director of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Women, was a speaker at a National Press Club Newsmakers' event where the report was released. Decisions in the Dark: The FDA, Breast Cancer Survivors, and Silicone Implants warns that industry-funded data indicates that reconstructive surgery patients experience substantially more complications, ruptures and a greater...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-09)
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