After a 14-year ban, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants made by two companies for breast reconstruction in women of all ages and breast augmentation in women ages 22 and older. The products are manufactured by Allergan Corporation and Mentor Corporation.

Pre-menopausal women who frequently consume red meat may be at higher risk of developing a certain type of breast cancer than pre-menopausal women who consume less red meat, according to the results of a new study. Most women who develop breast cancer have already reached menopause, but a small percentage develop the disease in earlier years. Past studies about the association between red meat and breast cancer risk have largely been inconclusive. Researchers of the current study do
not know why pre-menopausal women who consume red meat several times a week may have a greater risk of breast cancer and say that further researcher is needed to explore this apparent connection.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of the drug Herceptin generic name, trastuzumab) for use in early stage breast cancer patients after treatment with surgery - either mastectomy or lumpectomy. The approval comes after two large government-funded studies found that Herceptin reduce relapses after treatment. Herceptin is only approved for women with a certain type of breast cancer called HER 2-positive breast cancer.

Magnetic resonance breast imaging (MRI, MR) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1991 for use as a supplemental tool, in addition to mammography, to help diagnose breast cancer. It is often used to investigate breast concerns first detected with mammography. MRI is also used to image the augmented breast, including both the breast implant itself and the breast tissue surrounding the implant. This article provides information on how breast MRI is performed, including benefits and limitations to the procedure, and
features several high-quality breast MRI images.