Discussing the medical system’s approach to women and their breasts with Robyn & Jerneja
Dawn Lester
In this conversation, Robyn Towt, Jerneja Tomsic and I discuss the breast cancer and breast implant industries and how they relate to each other. We refer to the attitudes of these industries to women and our bodies. We also discuss the health implications of cancer screening programmes and the adverse health consequences of breast implants.
Robyn Towt’s website: . https://www.gpacunited.org
References: MDAnderson Study September 2018 https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/largest-ever-study-shows-silicone-breast-implants-associated-with-rare-diseases.h00-159227301.html
FDA 7/24/19 Allergan Recall https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-action-protect-patients-risk-certain-textured-breast-implants-requests-allergan
FDA 9/3/2019 Hidden reports 446,000 adverse events https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/breast_implant_illness_investigation/decoded-fda-data-dump-reveals-medical-devices-with-most-reported/article_49e1eee4-cebf-11e9-9859-ffca4492b9b6.html
FDA August 2022 Announcement - Systemic Symptoms related to breast implants https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/medical-device-reports-systemic-symptoms-women-breast-implants
FDA 9/8/2022 Statement on SCC cancer and breast implants https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/breast-implants-reports-squamous-cell-carcinoma-and-various-lymphomas-capsule-around-implants-fda
ASPS 9/8/2022 Statement on SCC FDA announcement https://www.plasticsurgery.org/for-medical-professionals/publications/psn-extra/news/asps-statement-on-breast-implant-associated-squamous-cell-carcinoma
Paper on TP53 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6858060/
Link between age and Breast cancer https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325654
BBC article about Anastrozole https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67337081
BMJ article about Anastrozole https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2608.long
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