New Jersey Breast Augmentation Articles
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





