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Information for Women about the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

Released:: July 21, 2003
Type:: Consensus Report
Topic(s):: Women's Health
Board(s):: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

This 30-page booklet for was developed for women who have or who are considering breast implants; it is a lay version of a previously released IOM technical report, Safety of Silicone Breast Implants.

Using accessible language, the booklet concisely reviews the evidence on the implants' associations with health problems, offers answers to the most common questions about breast implant safety, and addresses the controversies around silicone breast implants.

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