Safety of Silicone Breast Implants [Hardcover]

Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author), Stuart Bondurant (Editor), Virginia Ernster (Editor), Roger Herdman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0309065321 | ISBN-13: 978-0309065320 | Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | Edition: 1

The Dow Corning case raised serious questions about the safety of silicone breast implants and about larger issues of medical device testing and patient education. "Safety of Silicone Breast Implants" presents a well-documented, thoughtful exploration of the safety of these devices, drawing conclusions from the available research base and suggesting further questions to be answered. This book also examines the sensitive issues surrounding women's decisions about implants. In reaching conclusions, the committee reviews: the history of the silicone breast implant and the development of its chemistry; the wide variety of U.S.-made implants and their regulation by the Food and Drug Administration; frequency and consequences of local complications from implants; the evidence for and against links between implants and autoimmune disorders, connective tissue disease, neurological problems, silicone in breast milk, or a proposed new syndrome; and evidence that implants may be associated with lower frequencies of breast cancer. "Safety of Silicone Breast Implants" provides a comprehensive, well-organized review of the science behind one of the most significant medical controversies of our time.

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Book Description

The Dow Corning case raised serious questions about the safety of silicone breast implants and about larger issues of medical device testing and patient education.

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants presents a well-documented, thoughtful exploration of the safety of these devices, drawing conclusions from the available research base and suggesting further questions to be answered. This book also examines the sensitive issues surrounding women's decisions about implants. In reaching conclusions, the committee reviews:

• The history of the silicone breast implant and the development of its chemistry.
  
• The wide variety of U.S.-made implants and their regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.
  
• Frequency and consequences of local complications from implants.
  
• The evidence for and against links between implants and autoimmune disorders, connective tissue disease, neurological problems, silicone in breast milk, or a proposed new syndrome.
  
• Evidence that implants may be associated with lower frequencies of breast cancer.
  

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants provides a comprehensive, well-organized review of the science behind one of the most significant medical controversies of our time.

About the Author

Stuart Bondurant, Virginia Ernster, and Roger Herdman, Editors; Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, Institute of Medicine

Product Details

• Hardcover: 540 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309065321
• ISBN-13: 978-0309065320
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,258,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, informative, excellent, December 7, 2010

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Ann Lauren (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Safety of Silicone Breast Implants (Hardcover)

I bought this book as part of my research on the advisability of having my 25 year old breast implants (resulting from a bilateral mastectomy) replaced. This book is well organized, readable for a lay person, and covers every topic I wanted to be addressed. i was able to come to a decision after reading/studying this book. It was exactly what I needed.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for people interested in silicone breast implant market, March 16, 2010

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Juan Carlos Marciales Parra - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safety of Silicone Breast Implants (Hardcover)

This book is the most extensive review about the safety of breast implants and probably a guide for others medical devices