The project from which this publication was derived, Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, was carried out by a committee of the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
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Information for women about safety of silicone breast implants / Martha Grigg ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine.
p. ; cm.
Derived from Safety of silicone breast implants.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-309-06593-3
1. Breast Implants—Complications. 2. Silicones—Toxicology. 3. Mammaplasty. I. Grigg, Martha. II Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
[DNLM: 1. Breast Implants—adverse effects—Popular Works. 2. Silicone Gels—adverse effects—Popular Works. WP 910 I43 2000]
RD539.8 .I54 2000
618.1′90592—dc21
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INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20418
COMMITTEE ON THE SAFETY OF SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS
STUART BONDURANT, M.D.
(Chair),
is a
Professor of Medicine
at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
VIRGINIA L. ERNSTER, Ph.D.
(Vice Chair),
is a
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
at the
University of California at San Francisco
MARGIT L. BLEECKER, M.D., Ph.D.,
is the
Director
of the
Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology in Baltimore, Maryland
DIANE V. DADO, M.D., is an
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
at
Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago
CARL J. D'ORSI, M.D.,
is a
Professor of Radiology
at the
University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester
JOANN G. ELMORE, M.D., M.P.H.,
is an
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
at the
University of Washington
THOMAS J. FAHEY, Jr., M.D.,
is the
Senior Vice President for Clinical Program Development
at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City
BRIAN E. HENDERSON, M.D.,
is a
Professor of Preventive Medicine
at the
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Southern California
ARTHUR C. MARTELLOCK, Ph.D.,
is a
consultant
in
Pittsford, New York
CHRIS D. PLATSOUCAS, M.D.,
is a
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
at the
Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia
NAOMI F. ROTHFIELD, M.D.,
is a
Professor of Medicine and Rheumatic Diseases
at the
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
DIANA TAYLOR, R.N., N.P., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.,
is an
Associate Professor of Family Health Care Nursing
at the
University of California at San Francisco
RALPH C. WILLIAMS, Jr., M.D.,
is
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
at the
University of Florida
IOM Staff
ROGER HERDMAN,
Study Director
ANNICE HIRT,
Research Associate
STACEY PATMORE,
Research Associate
PATRICIA J. SPAULDING,
Project Assistant
KATHLEEN R. STRATTON,
Director,
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
DONNA D. THOMPSON,
Division Assistant
SHARON GALLOWAY,
Financial Associate
Staff Consultants
WESTLEY REEVES,
Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
HANSPETER WITSCHI,
Professor of Toxicology,
Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis
Drawings by Roberto Osti. Design by Anne Rogers.
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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
The Institute of Medicine report Safety of Silicone Breast Implants evaluates the evidence for associations of these devices with human health conditions, provides a comprehensive list of references, and makes recommendations for further research.
This publication, which is derived exclusively from that report, is a step toward meeting one of its recommendations—that is, making the information contained in the original report available to women who have or who are considering breast implants. In this publication, the Institute seeks to provide a short, easily understood version of that information to women.
Stuart Bondurant
Chair
Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
Virgina L. Ernster
Vice Chair
Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
