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New Website Offers Professional Advice on Breast
Implants
Chances of older women getting breast cancer: Age 50
to 60 = 2.70%; 60 to 70 = 3.83%
March 7, 2006 – Senior women, who are the most
likely to be stricken by breast cancer, can now find reliable
information regarding the safety and effectiveness of breast implants at
a new Website published today by the American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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“Information regarding the safety and effectiveness
of breast implants, silicone or saline-filled, has been confusing and
controversial for more than a decade,” says the news release announcing
the site at
http://www.breastimplantsafety.org.
The new Website offers “objective and
medically-grounded information” for women and other concerned parties on
this important topic. It presents the pros and cons of the only devices
currently approved for all uses by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) -- saline implants -- as well as the advantages and disadvantages
of silicone implants.
Silicone implants have been available for
reconstructive and breast revision surgery since 1992. The site also
extensively covers the history of implants, medical research, safety
information, clinical trials, links to other informative Web sites and
more.
In 2003, more than 250,000 women had breast
augmentation. More than 68,000 women chose breast reconstruction
following a mastectomy or injury. These numbers show a dramatic
increase: patients choosing breast augmentation increased 657 percent
since 1992, and breast reconstruction procedures increased by 131
percent, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
“Deciding to have plastic surgery, takes careful consideration,” said
Scott Spear,MD, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
“With
http://www.breastimplantsafety.org , we want to give women the most
accurate information so they can be empowered to make the best
decision.”
In April, an FDA panel will hear testimony on the
safety of silicone breast implants from manufacturers. With this
information, the panel and the FDA will decide if the devices warrant
FDA approval.
“The goal of the
http://www.breastimplantsafety.org site is to give women a reliable
resource as they investigate the vast, often confusing and sometimes
inaccurate information available online about breast implants,” said
Peter Fodor,president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery.
Information Source:
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery (ASAPS) is the leading organization of board-certified plastic
surgeons specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery. ASAPS active-member
plastic surgeons are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. More
information can be found at
http://www.surgery.org.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the
largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world.
With more than 5,000 members, the society is recognized as a leading
authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic
surgery. ASPS comprises 94 percent of all board-certified plastic
surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the society represents
physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Additional
information can be found at
http://www.plasticsurgery.org.
Information on Chances of Getting Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute of the National
Institutes of Health
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
Women born now have an average risk of 13.4 percent
(often expressed as “1 in 7”) of being diagnosed with breast cancer at
some time in their lives. On the other hand, the chance that they will
never have breast cancer is 86.6 percent (expressed as “6 in 7”).
In the 1970s, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed
with breast cancer in the United States was just under 10 percent (often
expressed as “1 in 10”). Since then, the estimated lifetime risk has
risen gradually.
The estimated probability of being diagnosed with
breast cancer for specific age groups and for specific time periods is
generally more informative than lifetime probabilities. Estimates by
decade of life are less influenced by changes in life expectancy and
incidence rates. The SEER report estimates the risk of developing
breast cancer in 10-year age intervals (1). The calculations factor in
the proportion of women who live to each age. In other words, they take
into account that not all women live to older ages, when breast cancer
risk becomes the greatest. A woman’s chance of being diagnosed with
breast cancer is:
from age 30 to age 40 . . . . . . 0.44 percent
(often expressed as “1 in 227”)
from age 40 to age 50 . . . . . . 1.49 percent (often expressed as “1 in
67”)
from age 50 to age 60 . . . . . . 2.79 percent (often expressed as “1 in
36”)
from age 60 to age 70 . . . . . . 3.83 percent (often expressed as “1 in
26”)
These probabilities are averages for the whole
population. An individual woman’s breast cancer risk may be higher or
lower, depending on a variety of factors. To calculate an individual’s
estimated risk, see the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool at
http://bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/q1.htm on the Internet.
Additional information about lifetime risk can be
found in the NCI fact sheet Calculating Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer:
Questions and Answers at
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/BreastRiskCalculate/.
Women's Breast Cancer
Resources
Breast Cancer Resource Committee
www.bcrc.org
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
www.preventcancer.org
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
www.lbbc.org
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
www.canceradvocacy.org
National Patient Advocate Foundation
www.patientadvocate.org
Research Advocacy Network
www.researchadvocacy.org
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
www.y-me.org
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