FDA: Breast implants can cause rare type of cancer

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that breast implants can cause a rare form of cancer. The agency is currently reviewing more than 350 reports it has received that link both saline and silicone breast implants with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The FDA reports that there have already been nine deaths linked to the breast implants.

According to national statistics, breast implants is the second most popular cosmetic surgery. Liposuction is number one. There are more than 300,000 procedures performed each year.

In 2011, the FDA concluded that half of all women who get implants after a mastectomy and 20 percent of women who get implants for cosmetic reasons need to have the implants removed within 10 years.

It was also the same year that the FDA began receiving reports about the possible link between ALCL and breast implants. As the agency was investigating the increasing number of reports being filed, the World Health Organization (WHO) also began to study the possible link. WHO has confirmed that breast implants cause ALCL in a recently published report.

According to both the FDA and the WHO report, it can take approximately 10 years after an implant procedure for the cancer to begin developing. Typically, the cancer stays in the area of the implant, but it can break out and metastasize.

The FDA reports that there appears to be more of risk of developing the cancer for women who received textured implants compared to smooth implants. The first indication there may be an issue is if pain and swelling develops. Treatment involves removing the implants and following up with radiation and chemotherapy.

Upon hearing of the FDA announcement, Attorney Boyk commented, “There have been so many medical issues over the past several years for women who have had implants, including cancers and autoimmune diseases. Any woman who is considering this surgery really needs to do through research and find out all the risks truly involved. Anyone who has had issues with breast implants, or any other type of medical device, should seek medical treatment right away.”

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After 50, it’s all patch, patch, patch

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A little over a month ago, I slipped on the ice and slammed my knees into my front steps. Now, whenever I kneel, it feels like I have pieces of sharp gravel in my right knee.

It finally bothered me enough to Google it. “Fell on knee, feels like gravel,” I typed hopefully. Aha! This appeared:

What does prepatellar bursitis feel like?

Prepatellar bursitis causes pain and swelling in the area in front of the kneecap and just below. It may be very difficult to kneel down and put the knee on the floor due to the tenderness and swelling. If the condition has been present for some time, small lumps may be felt underneath the skin over the kneecap. Sometimes these lumps feel as though something is floating around in front of the kneecap, and they can be very tender. These lumps are usually the thickened folds of bursa tissue that have formed in response to chronic inflammation.

Since I already know that any attempt to get standard medical care will involve surgery or expensive physical therapy (remember, I have a $2500 deductible now), I’m rubbing it with essential oils. It might help and at least it won’t make things worse.

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Inside Atomwaffen as it celebrates a member accused of killing a gay Jewish student

Late last month, ProPublica reported that the California man accused of killing a gay and Jewish University of Pennsylvania student was an avowed neo-Nazi and a member of Atomwaffen Division, one of the country’s most notorious extremist groups. The news about the murder suspect, Samuel Woodward, spread quickly throughout the U.S., and abroad. Woodward was accused… Continue Reading →

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David Hogg rips Dana Loesch for scamming NRA members

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Parkland mass shooting survivor David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, called out NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on Sunday for representing the gun lobby instead of the organization’s 5 million members. During an interview on ABC, Loesch became enraged over the idea of banning AR-15s or even increasing the minimum purchase age to… Continue Reading →

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