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We are making waves!! Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a man-made cancer and we WILL get textured breast implants taken off the market.

Newsroom:

FDA takes action to protect patients from risk of certain textured breast implants; requests Allergan voluntarily recall certain breast implants and tissue expanders from market  (July 24, 2019)

U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Statement from FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D. and Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health on FDA’s new efforts to protect women’s  health and help to ensure the safety of breast implants (May 2, 2019)

U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Letter to Health Care Providers (February 6, 2019)

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY BLOOD JOURNAL: How I treat breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (November 2, 2018)

U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Statement from Binita Ashar, M.D., of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health on agency’s commitment to studying breast implant safety (September 14, 2018)

MD ANDERSON: Largest-Ever Study Shows Silicone Breast Implants Associated with Rare Diseases (September 13, 2018)

Videos:

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Breast Implant Illness: Improving Patient Safety Part 3 of 3 (May 7, 2019)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Breast Implant Illness: Improving Patient Safety Part 2 of 3 (April 3, 2019)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Breast Implant Illness: Improving Patient Safety Part 1 of 3 (March 20, 2019)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Maximizing Breast Implant Patient Safety: Raising Awareness of BIA-ALCL Part 3 of 3 (November 14, 2018)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Maximizing Breast Implant Patient Safety: Raising Awareness of BIA-ALCL Part 2 of 3 (October 29, 2018)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL:  Maximizing Breast Implant Patient Safety: Raising Awareness of BIA-ALCL Part 1 of 3 (October 22, 2018)

BIA-ALCL in the News:

VIDEO | Protesi al seno e linfoma: “Ritiro Allergan è solo l’inizio” (January 2020)

CONSUMER REPORTS: When Recalls Fail (December 2019)

WJLA: Some textured implants have a cancer risk. Here’s why women are told not to remove them (September 16, 2019)

MORNING EXPRESS WITH ROBIN  MEADE: Worldwide Recall – company recalls breast implants that could cause cancer (July 25, 2019)

NBC NEWS: Allergan Breast Implant Linked to Cancer Recalled After FDA Request (July 24, 2019)

TODAY: Woman Warns of Breast Implant with a Link to Cancer (July 22, 2019)

Breast Implants: Should they be Banned? By Rachel Brummert? (May 2, 2018)

THE STAR: ‘Please take textured breast implants of the market.’ Cancer survivors among Canadians urging FDA hearing to ban devices (March 26, 2019)

TODAY: Breast Implants linked to cancer? Here’s what to know (March 25, 2019)

NBC NIGHTLY NEW WITH LESTER HOLT: Survivors of breast implant associated-lymphoma tell their stories at FDA hearing (March 25, 2019)

NBC NEWS: ‘Blindsided’: Women speak out about breast implant illnesses at FDA hearing (March 25, 2019)

THE PLASTIC SURGERY CHANNEL: The FDA Convenes to Discuss Breast Implant Safety (March 25, 2019)

For more BIA-ALCL News Coverage please visit biaalcl.com