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>Health Canada has made a shocking and unfortunate decision that will
>jeopardize women's health for many years to come. It will create a
>financial strain on the Canadian health care system. A Canadian study by
>Aleina Tweed and her colleagues in British Columbia indicated that
>augmentation patients are hospitalized more often and for longer periods
>of time than other Canadian women of the same age. Will Health Canada
>pay for regular MRIs to determine if women's silicone gel breast implants
>are leaking? Will Health Canada pay for immediate removal of breast
>implants for women whose implants are leaking silicone into their
>bodies? If they don't, they are turning their backs on women whose health
>could be irreparably harmed by today's decision. If they do, it will cost
>Health Canada many millions of dollars that could otherwise be spent to
>fight deadly diseases.
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>Last week, very serious new allegations were made by a chemist who worked
>at one of the companies, Mentor Corporation. Health Canada appears to be
>indifferent to these and other allegations by Mentor scientists who have
>come forward to explain how the company provided inaccurate safety
>information about their breast implants. Although Dr Sharma stated during
>todays press conference that Health Canada was aware of the allegations,
>it seems that they were referring to allegations from last year, not the
>ones made last week.
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>It is especially shocking that they do not even require a registry, as was
>recommended by their advisory committee. We would consider a registry a
>minimum safeguard.
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>Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D.
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>President
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>National Research Center for Women & Families
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>1701 K Street, NW, Ste. 700
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