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Breast cancer: A radical solution Marsha Ginsburg, Examiner, 04/18/99 Here's what S.J. Diaz remembers most about her mother: that she was young-at-heart, a trusted confidante not only to her daughter but also to teenage friends, many of whom would come over for talks while home from college. Here's what else Diaz remembers... Transformation - Immediate reconstruction surgery lessens trauma for some breast cancer patients Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/20/02 When Gloria Silvestri graduated from nursing school at the University of San Francisco in 1970, she never would have guessed bathing her patients would be one of the hardest parts of her job. But so it went when her first assignment took her to the cancer... ONE COUNTY, ONE DISEASE, TWO REALITIES - Contra Costa County has the second-highest breast cancer rate in California. Among its citizens struck by the illness, income level may determine their treatment -- and whether they survive. Elliot Diringer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/02/97 Sandy Hogan of Moraga counts herself lucky. Just days after feeling a sore spot on her breast, Hogan was in the operating room, having the cancerous lump skillfully excised by the surgeon of her choice. Insurance paid nearly every penny, and three years... Panel Says Implants Don't Cause Diseases - Institute of Medicine report could encourage suit settlements Gina Kne>Gina Kolata, San Francisco Chronicle, 06/21/99 An independent panel of 13 scientists convened by the Institute of Medicine at the request of Congress has concluded that silicone breast implants do not cause any major diseases. ``Some women with breast implants are indeed very ill, and the IOM committee... Surprise OK for 2nd company's silicone implant - FDA advisers had just turned down another firm Gardiner Harris, San Francisco Chronicle, 04/14/05 Silicone breast implants should be available to women who undergo cosmetic breast surgery, a federal advisory panel voted on Wednesday, brushing aside concerns of serious health problems. Even the panel's chairman called the 7-2 vote to approve Mentor... Strong opinions voiced on silicone breast implants - FDA advisory panel hears testimony on easing restrictions Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, San Francisco Chronicle, 04/12/05 Pamela Dowd drove her 20-year-old motor home 2,500 miles from Boise, Idaho, to tell a government panel how her silicone breast implants led to health problems that have sapped her vitality and made her medically uninsurable. Terry Heide took time off from... Continued Sale of Saline Implants OKd - But FDA says women must be warned of big risk of rupture, complications Sheryl Gay Stolberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 05/11/00 Seven years after it first questioned the safety of saline breast implants, the Food and Drug Administration decided yesterday to permit the two largest makers of implants to continue marketing the devices, despite new scientific evidence that they pose... Puzzling study on breast implants, suicide - Rate triple that of general population, but reasons unclear Marc Kaufman, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/02/03 A series of studies has found a surprisingly high suicide rate among women who have had cosmetic breast implants, sparking a new controversy about the procedure just as the Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to allow silicone gel implants back on... Scientific Panel Can't Link Breast Implants to Diseases Terence Monmaney, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/02/98 In the most definitive U.S. analysis yet of the safety of silicone-gel breast implants, a court-appointed panel of neutral scientists has concluded in a report made public yesterday that there is no credible evidence the implants cause disease. Assembled... Shaping an image Heidi Lender, Examiner, 05/06/97 Roberta Fama was changing in the gym locker room one day and overheard a conversation between two twentysomethings. "I hate my boobs, they're so long," one was saying. "My boyfriend wants me to get surgery." To Fama, the young woman's breasts looked fine... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next " http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/qws/ff/arc?