Breast Augmentation Resources for New Jersey Women

The following articles are from scientific publications demonstrating the safety of silicone and links are provided for your review.

American Academy of Pediatrics

The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Human Milk – September 2001
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3B108/3/776

Federal Judiciary National Science Panel

Silicone Breast Implants in Relation to Connective Tissue Diseases and Immunologic Dysfunction – September 2001
www.fjc.gov/BREIMLIT/SCIENCE/summary.htm

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Information for Women About the Safety of Silicone-filled Breast Implants – January 2000 (Summary Report)
www.nap.edu/books/0309065933/html/

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants – June 1999 (Full Report)
www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/5638.aspx

The Mayo Clinic

Silicone Breast Implants - What happens if they rupture?
www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-implants/AN01212

Breast implants: Do they interfere with mammograms?
www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-implants/AN00419

National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute Breast Implant Study: Fact Sheet – September 2004
www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/siliconefactsheet

NCI Study Finds No Conclusive Evidence that Breast Implants Affect Development of Connective Tissue Disorders – October 2004
www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/BreastImplantsO1Oct04

Silicone Breast Implants Not Linked to Most Cancers – April 2001
www.cancer.gov/newscenter/silicone-othercancers

Women with Silicone Breast Implants Have No Increased Risk of Death from Most Causes – April 2001
www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/silicone-mortality

Silicone Breast Implants Are Not Linked to Breast Cancer Risk – October 2000
www.cancer.gov/newscenter/siliconebreast

U.K. Independent Review Group

What is Silicone – July 1998
www.silicone-review.gov.uk/silicone/index.htm