Re: Re: [ ) Litigation after breast implant failure:

February 5, 2006

Hi Lea,

When you present the facts of your case, all that matters initially are the

facts surrounding your implants. The destruction of your family and your

quality of life have no bearing on the factual part of the claim. You have

to prove that implants are what caused your health problems before they care

about your quality of life. When it comes time to prove your damages, which

is a different part of the case, all of this will become relevant. Don't

worry, everything that has happened to you will come out in due time.

Dow and Bristol-Myers have to be unsympathetic, if they weren't, they'd go

out of business paying off all of the breast implant claims. As much as it

seems personal, for them it isn't, it's all about the mighty dollar. These

companies never admit they are wrong, it is forced out of them in court.

Take care.

Kenda

> Thank you Kenda:

>

> I think that lawyers do not have time to get involved with any peer reviewed

> research, they want only the facts. My lawyer claims that all he needs is

> the reports that tells him my implants were ruptured. There is so much more

> that is involved in a breast implant case. The destruction of family,

> friends and the most important fact is the destruction of our quality of

> life...they took me away from me.

>

> The manufacturers hire lawyers who know nothing about the dangers of breast

> implants, this is a major problem. We know that they would love it if I were

> to die; however, we have news for them, I will not die. Everything was left

> at a stand off on Friday, they are so uncaring. Dow and Bristol-Myers are in

> for a fight and they will be sorry. This is why many women do not sue

> because litigation is extremely stressful. Thank God that I have and

> this wonderful group.

>

> Love you..........Lea

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

> Dr. Zuckerman on Press Conference / Breast Cancer

>> &

>> Implants

>>

>> We released our new report at a National Press Club Newsmaker event

>> today. The press release is below and the report is at

>> http://www.center4research.org/pdf/ImplantReport2006.pdf. Thanks so

>> much to breast cancer/implant survivors Lynda Roth and Pam Noonan-

>> Saraceni for coming to DC to speak at our press event. We were also

>> joined by Dr. Wood, Bettye Green of African American Women in

>> Touch, Pamela Bridgewater of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Pearson

>> of National Women's Health Network.

>>

>> Our next step is to share the report and recommendations with

>> Members of Congress. We'd love the help of those of you who are

>> willing to write to your Senators and Congressional representative.

>>

>> Best wishes,

>>

>> BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS MAKING SURGERY DECISIONS

>>

>> WITH LIMITED INFORMATION, SAYS NEW REPORT

>>

>> Former Director of FDA Office on Women's Health Speaks at Release

>> of " Decisions in the Dark "

>>

>> (Washington, D.C.) - Breast cancer survivors who undergo

>> reconstructive surgery with silicone implants have access to very

>> little research-based safety information about the likely risks,

>> according to a report released today by the National Research Center

>> for Women & Families. Dr. Wood, former director of the U.S.

>> Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women, was a speaker at a

>> National Press Club Newsmakers' event where the report was released.

>>

>> Decisions in the Dark: The FDA, Breast Cancer Survivors, and

>> Silicone Implants, warns that industry-funded data indicates that

>> reconstructive surgery patients experience substantially more

>> complications, ruptures and a greater need for additional corrective

>> surgeries than women who receive implants for augmentation

>> purposes. The report also highlights FDA research showing that

>> silicone implants interfere with mammography and may limit future

>> breast cancer treatment options such as lumpectomy and sentinel node

>> biopsy.

>>

>> The report reveals that:

>>

>> After selling silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of

>> mastectomy patients in the last 5 years, under the condition that

>> they participate in clinical trials, implant manufacturer Inamed

>> included only 80 mastectomy patients in their longitudinal safety

>> study submitted to the FDA, and Mentor Corporation included 0 breast

>> cancer patients in their only long-term study

>> Industry-funded research reveals that reconstruction patients

>> experience two to three times as many complications and additional

>> surgeries as augmentation patients;

>> Most ruptures (86 percent) are " silent " and can only be detected

>> with MRIs, yet Inamed included less than 30 women in their sample of

>> breast cancer patients undergoing MRIs to determine rupture rates,

>> and the medical societies for plastic surgeons do not advise women

>> to undergo MRIs;

>> · Research consistently indicates that reconstruction

>> patients are not enjoying life more than mastectomy patients without

>> reconstruction, and there is evidence they may be more likely to

>> commit suicide; and

>> · Breast implants can limit treatment options for later

>> breast cancer;

>>

>> " For a woman to survive breast cancer and then find herself facing

>> additional surgeries because of a poorly tested product is terribly

>> unfair, " said Dr. Zuckerman, President of the National

>> Research Center for Women & Families, and author of the

>> report. " It's critical that implant manufacturers include breast

>> cancer survivors in their research, and that they carefully test for

>> any adverse health impacts that occur over the lifetime of these

>> devices. "

>>

>> " It is disturbing that the FDA would consider approving these

>> devices despite the lack of data for the intended population, " said

>> Dr. Wood, former director of the FDA's Office of Women's

>> Health.

>>

>> The report focuses on the lack of adequate short-term or long-term

>> clinical data being provided to the FDA by implant manufacturers for

>> all breast cancer patients. However, those least represented in the

>> current research are women of color, such as African American, Asian

>> and Hispanic breast cancer patients.

>>

>> " We have good reason to believe the medical experiences of these

>> women differ from those of white patients, " said Bettye Green, RN,

>> President of African American Women in Touch and a breast cancer

>> survivor and nationally-respected advocate, who spoke at the

>> event. " Women need better information about implants and their long-

>> term safety and effectiveness so that they can make informed choices

>> about the risks of reconstructive surgery. "

>>

>> Pam Noonan-Saraceni, a breast cancer survivor, said she would not

>> have chosen silicone implants had she known years ago what she knows

>> now. " I trusted my doctors when they told me the implants were safe

>> and would last forever. "

>>

>> The report was released at a National Press Club Newsmaker event

>> today, sponsored by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women &

>> Families. NRC for Women & Families is a nonpartisan, nonprofit

>> research and education organization that works to improve policies

>> and programs that affect the health and safety of women, children

>> and families.

>>

>> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>> licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

>> health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>>

>> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

>> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

>> a

>> happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time

>> Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>>

>> See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link:

>> http://.shutterfly.com/action/

>>

February 5, 2006

Sounds like you are in an excellent position!

Kenda

> Honey, I know that you are correct in what you have written. We feel that

> BMS is afraid that they will be in big trouble if my case goes to trial and

> we win. They are spending thousands of dollars to make sure that this case

> does not go to trial. They are really doing everything to accommodate my

> lawyer, but they want me to travel, and I am too sick to do this; therefore,

> we are at a stand-off, but they must come to Edmonton with all their

> powerful lawyers. The precedent has been set here in Canada against Dow

> Corning, so this should help to make things easier for the judge (Hollis vs.

> Dow)...so BMS is next!

>

> Love you....Lea

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

> Dr. Zuckerman on Press Conference / Breast

>>> Cancer

>>> &

>>> Implants

>>>

>>> We released our new report at a National Press Club Newsmaker event

>>> today. The press release is below and the report is at

>>> http://www.center4research.org/pdf/ImplantReport2006.pdf. Thanks so

>>> much to breast cancer/implant survivors Lynda Roth and Pam Noonan-

>>> Saraceni for coming to DC to speak at our press event. We were also

>>> joined by Dr. Wood, Bettye Green of African American Women in

>>> Touch, Pamela Bridgewater of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Pearson

>>> of National Women's Health Network.

>>>

>>> Our next step is to share the report and recommendations with

>>> Members of Congress. We'd love the help of those of you who are

>>> willing to write to your Senators and Congressional representative.

>>>

>>> Best wishes,

>>>

>>> BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS MAKING SURGERY DECISIONS

>>>

>>> WITH LIMITED INFORMATION, SAYS NEW REPORT

>>>

>>> Former Director of FDA Office on Women's Health Speaks at Release

>>> of " Decisions in the Dark "

>>>

>>> (Washington, D.C.) - Breast cancer survivors who undergo

>>> reconstructive surgery with silicone implants have access to very

>>> little research-based safety information about the likely risks,

>>> according to a report released today by the National Research Center

>>> for Women & Families. Dr. Wood, former director of the U.S.

>>> Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women, was a speaker at a

>>> National Press Club Newsmakers' event where the report was released.

>>>

>>> Decisions in the Dark: The FDA, Breast Cancer Survivors, and

>>> Silicone Implants, warns that industry-funded data indicates that

>>> reconstructive surgery patients experience substantially more

>>> complications, ruptures and a greater need for additional corrective

>>> surgeries than women who receive implants for augmentation

>>> purposes. The report also highlights FDA research showing that

>>> silicone implants interfere with mammography and may limit future

>>> breast cancer treatment options such as lumpectomy and sentinel node

>>> biopsy.

>>>

>>> The report reveals that:

>>>

>>> After selling silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of

>>> mastectomy patients in the last 5 years, under the condition that

>>> they participate in clinical trials, implant manufacturer Inamed

>>> included only 80 mastectomy patients in their longitudinal safety

>>> study submitted to the FDA, and Mentor Corporation included 0 breast

>>> cancer patients in their only long-term study

>>> Industry-funded research reveals that reconstruction patients

>>> experience two to three times as many complications and additional

>>> surgeries as augmentation patients;

>>> Most ruptures (86 percent) are " silent " and can only be detected

>>> with MRIs, yet Inamed included less than 30 women in their sample of

>>> breast cancer patients undergoing MRIs to determine rupture rates,

>>> and the medical societies for plastic surgeons do not advise women

>>> to undergo MRIs;

>>> · Research consistently indicates that reconstruction

>>> patients are not enjoying life more than mastectomy patients without

>>> reconstruction, and there is evidence they may be more likely to

>>> commit suicide; and

>>> · Breast implants can limit treatment options for later

>>> breast cancer;

>>>

>>> " For a woman to survive breast cancer and then find herself facing

>>> additional surgeries because of a poorly tested product is terribly

>>> unfair, " said Dr. Zuckerman, President of the National

>>> Research Center for Women & Families, and author of the

>>> report. " It's critical that implant manufacturers include breast

>>> cancer survivors in their research, and that they carefully test for

>>> any adverse health impacts that occur over the lifetime of these

>>> devices. "

>>>

>>> " It is disturbing that the FDA would consider approving these

>>> devices despite the lack of data for the intended population, " said

>>> Dr. Wood, former director of the FDA's Office of Women's

>>> Health.

>>>

>>> The report focuses on the lack of adequate short-term or long-term

>>> clinical data being provided to the FDA by implant manufacturers for

>>> all breast cancer patients. However, those least represented in the

>>> current research are women of color, such as African American, Asian

>>> and Hispanic breast cancer patients.

>>>

>>> " We have good reason to believe the medical experiences of these

>>> women differ from those of white patients, " said Bettye Green, RN,

>>> President of African American Women in Touch and a breast cancer

>>> survivor and nationally-respected advocate, who spoke at the

>>> event. " Women need better information about implants and their long-

>>> term safety and effectiveness so that they can make informed choices

>>> about the risks of reconstructive surgery. "

>>>

>>> Pam Noonan-Saraceni, a breast cancer survivor, said she would not

>>> have chosen silicone implants had she known years ago what she knows

>>> now. " I trusted my doctors when they told me the implants were safe

>>> and would last forever. "

>>>

>>> The report was released at a National Press Club Newsmaker event

>>> today, sponsored by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women &

>>> Families. NRC for Women & Families is a nonpartisan, nonprofit

>>> research and education organization that works to improve policies

>>> and programs that affect the health and safety of women, children

>>> and families.

>>>

>>> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>>> licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

>>> health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>>>

>>> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead

>>> you.

>>> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to

>>> live

>>> a

>>> happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time

>>> Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>>>

>>> See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link:

>>> http://.shutterfly.com/action/

>>>

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