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Breast Cancer After Reduction Mammoplasty: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Treatment and Screening Patterns.
[BACKGROUND] The risk of breast cancer may be decreased in women who undergo reduction mammoplasty. The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence and treatment of breast cancer after reduction mammoplasty and to better understand …
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A clinical study of the relationship between silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease.
[OBJECTIVE] This study was a blinded, concurrent assessment of a historical cohort derived from a provincial registry (1978 to 1986) of breast implant recipients (cosmetic, not reconstructive) and controls (other cosmetic surgery) to test t…
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Breast cancer diagnosis and survival in women with and without breast implants.
The stage at diagnosis and the survival experience of 41 women who developed breast cancer after cosmetic breast augmentation were compared with those of all other patients with breast cancer (n = 13,246) diagnosed in Alberta from 1973 to 1…
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Breast augmentation: a risk factor for breast cancer?
[BACKGROUND] A relation between breast augmentation and the subsequent risk of breast cancer has been postulated. Since an estimated 2 million women in the United States alone have received breast implants, even a small increase in the risk…
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"Staying power"--absorbable vs. nonabsorbable.
An experiment was designed to compare the "holding power" or "staying power" of absorbable (polyglycolic acid and polyglactin 910) and nonabsorbable (nylon) suture. The aim of this experiment was to determine what provides the lasting stren…