Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Thanks so much Sis . . . We all need to get on the bandwagon! . . . We've been silent way too long! Hugs, Rogene --- auntsisnj <auntsisnj@...> wrote: > Rogene, > > I've contacted them a couple of times, every time a > major new issue > unfolds. I got involved with the " we are the study " > letters, too. > > Sis > > > > > > I received a message from one of our silent > sisters. > > She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset > > enough to contact their congressmen/women > regarding > > breast implant issues? . . . Especially since > there is > > now a study that indicates the levels of platinum > is > > very high in the women and their offspring. > > > > Has anyone written, or called their > congressmen/women? > > I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't > feel > > comfortable posting this to the group. > > > > We must all become activists if we're going to see > an > > end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on > 40 > > years now - with no end in sight! > > > > Hugs, > > > > Rogene > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Rogene > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 > > > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or > Saline > > > > > > > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether > the > > > filler was silicone or > > > saline. > > > > > > > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA > for > > > approval they provided > > > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the > > > public meetings to see if > > > there is some information on saline implants (go > to > > > our website at > > > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org> > > > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the > > > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing > > > transcripts). If you want info > > > for silicone gel implants (from last year's > hearing) > > > let me know -- we have > > > that in the office and we'll look for it for > you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President > > > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for > Women > > > & Families > > > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 > Washington, > > > DC 20006 > > > 202 223-4000 Ph > > > <http://www.center4policy.org/> > > > www.center4policy.org > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > From Ilena 12/21/03 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc> > > > > > > http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc. > > > > > > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used > to > > > manufacture the > > > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer > for > > > both gel-filled > > > and saline-filled implants was platinum > chloride, a > > > highly reactive > > > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent > > > cisplatin. The > > > chemistry of the polymerization process says > that > > > the platinum in > > > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive > > > elemental form. This, > > > however, does not correlate with the amount of > > > platinum found in > > > tissues both proximate and distant from the > implant > > > site. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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