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Article Date: 01 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT
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Breast Implants Can Hinder Breast Cancer Survival In Women
Cosmetic breast implants may hinder survival in women who later develop breast cancer, according to a new small study published in BMJ.
The authors suggest that these results be interpreted with caution because some of the twelve studies that were looked into did not adjust for a number of confounding elements. They emphasize the need for further studies into the long term health effects of breast implants.
Breast implants have grown in popularity, however, some research has suggested that the implants can make it harder to find breast cancer at an early stage, because they produce shadows on mammograms, hiding some breast tissue.
A team of investigators in Canada set out to determine whether the stage when breast cancer is diagnosed - and post-diagnosis survival were different between women with and without cosmetic breast implants.
The researchers examined the findings of 12 observational studies, all published after 1993 and done in the U.S., Europe, or Canada.
They discovered that women with cosmetic breast implants had a 25% higher risk of being diagnosed later in life with breast cancer than those who did not have implants.
Secondly, the authors analyzed the findings of five more studies and found that women with cosmetic breast implants had a 38% increased risk of death from breast cancer than women who did not have implants.
The authors point out some study limitations and comment:
"the accumulating evidence suggests that women with cosmetic breast implants who develop breast cancer have an increased risk of being diagnosed as having non-localized breast tumors more frequently than do women with breast cancer who do not have implants."
They also found that cosmetic breast implants negatively affect breast cancer survival rates after being diagnosed with this disease.
The authors concluded:
"Further investigations are warranted into the long term effects of cosmetic breast implants on the detection and prognosis of breast cancer, adjusting for potential confounders."
In 2011, the FDA reported that females who have saline and silicone gas-filled breast implants have a greater risk of developing ALCL (anaplastic large cell lymphoma). The cancer risk is the scar capsule next to the implant.
In 2009 experts from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported that cosmetic breast implants do not interfere with detecting breast cancer, contrary to the current study. In fact they suggested it may be easier to spot abnormalities with implants.
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posted by Dr .Marci Dietrich on 26 May 2013 at 5:51 am
As a physician I have tried and reported the "cold chest" side effect of implants, especially reconstruction after mastectomies. The chest wall skin temperature ranges from 78 -84 degrees F., while the remainder of the body surface is 96-98 degrees F. This chronic temperature change on a patients chest most likely translates to at least a 3-5 degree decrease in "core" thoracic temperature. This chronic hypothermia would cause changes in metabolic processes in a patients body affecting the immune system. I have been unable to locate any research on the temperature changes caused by implants which do not conduct heat, and are reported to be inert.
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posted by Jose79845 on 1 May 2013 at 11:37 am
Iodine is the biggest variable for breast cancer but you won't hear about it because of the drug war. Due to plants grown in nutrient poor soil, the primary source of iodine has been iodized salt. Then due to the health warnings about sodium, the amount of salt consumption has been reduced. Then we must seek out iodine as a mineral supplement, but guess what?
Iodine is somehow used in the production of methamphetamine so when I went to look for iodine supplements at Walmart, there are none. The amount of iodine in a multi vitamin with minerals is insufficient for the majority of people as most people in the US have an iodine deficiency.
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