Executive summary Women interact with cancer in complex ways, as healthy individuals
participating in cancer prevention and screening activities, as individuals living with and …

Background Laboratory and clinical research on breast implant–associated anaplastic large
cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is rapidly evolving. Changes in standard of care and insights into …

Background and Objective Implant-based breast surgery is a common procedure for both
reconstructive and aesthetic purposes. Breast implants, like any foreign object, trigger the …

Background Epidemiologic studies on breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell
lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) currently estimate the risk between 1: 300 and 1: 30,000, assessed …

Background Breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
epidemiologic studies focus on incidence and risk estimates. Objectives The aim of this …

Breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an emerging and
highly treatable cancer of the immune system that can form around textured-surface breast …

Background Although textured implants represent fewer than 10% of implants used in the
United States, the country reports the highest incidence of breast implant–associated …

Abstract Background/Aim: Silicone implants are widely used biomaterials in surgeries owing
to their physiological inertness and low toxicity. However, capsular contracture is a severe …

Background: Reducing complications while controlling costs is a central tenet of value-
based health care. Bilateral microvascular breast reconstruction is a long operation with a …

Methods A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients who underwent TE
breast reconstruction during a 6-year period at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center …