On October 16, 2017, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) filed a Complaint in federal district court against DuPont and its spinoff company, Chemours, alleging that the companies violated several federal environmental laws by dumping C8 and GenX in the Cape Fear River. CFPUA claims DuPont and Chemours violated the following laws: … [Read more...]
What is the Risk of Death Due to Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma?
On August 23, 2017, the Aesthetic Surgery Journal distributed a press release concerning a recent study on the risk of death from Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). To provide some background information, BIA-ALCL is a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma of T-cell origin that is typically found in the effusion fluid … [Read more...]
GenX: Chemours Claims Unfair Treatment by DEQ
Chemours is criticizing the following actions of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on the grounds that they are "arbitrary," "capricious," and "unilateral": The DEQ's claims that Chemours has misled officials for years about what was being discharged into the Cape Fear river; The requirement that they immediately halt … [Read more...]
High Levels of GenX Found in Groundwater at Fayetteville Works Plant
Due to the extremely high levels of GenX and other toxic chemicals found in the groundwater at the Fayetteville Works Plant, Chemours was issued a notice of violation by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on September 6, 2017. In August 2017, 14 wells on the site were tested and … [Read more...]
Treatments For Breast Implants Associated Lymphoma And Blood Cancer
In the August 2017 edition of the European Journal of Surgical Oncology(EJSO) we found this article, “Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: The UK experience. Recommendations on its management and implications for informed consent”. From the Abstract for this August 2017 EJSO article we get this new information about the … [Read more...]
Recent GenX Regulatory Action: August 2017
This past June, the public was informed that DuPont's spin off company, Chemours, has been dumping toxic chemical GenX into the Cape Fear river since as early as 1980. This chemical is extremely similar to C8, a chemical that is known to cause kidney, testicular, and pancreatic cancer. Since the news broke, various agencies have launched … [Read more...]
Breast Implants and Lymphoma: Who’s to Blame?
As previously discussed in my articles, "Breast Implants Linked to Rare Lymphoma Blood Cancer" and "Breast Implant Lymphoma: Causes Uncertain, but Costs Undeniable, the FDA recently updated their 2011 report of the association between breast implants and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), providing additional information on this rare form of … [Read more...]
Breast Implant Lymphoma: Causes Uncertain, but Costs Undeniable
As news of the possible link between breast implants and a rare form of lymphoma cancer has spread, more theories about how it develops have come to light. One such theory is outlined in the excerpt, below, from the article, "Increase in Australian cancer cases linked to breast implants": Dr. Gazi Hussain, Vice President of the Australian … [Read more...]
Breast Implants Lymphoma Cancer: Diagnosis And Treatment Developments
The medical literature about breast implant-associated ALCL (BIA-ALCL) grew considerably in 2015, and reflected a better understanding of the diagnosis and treatment aspects of this rare form of lymphoma. In February 2015 this article, "Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Updated Results from a Structured Expert … [Read more...]
March 2017 FDA Report: Breast Implants Linked To Lymphoma Blood Cancer
You may have heard about the March 2017 FDA update report concerning a little-known and rare type of lymphoma, or blood cancer, which has been developing in some women who have had breast implant procedures done for augmentation or reconstruction purposes. From this March 21, 2017 article, "9 Deaths Are Linked to Rare Cancer From Breast … [Read more...]