Breast Implant Cancer with Jennifer Cook, BISA’s Director of BIA-ALCL Advocacy
Jennifer Cook began as a breast implant patient. She learned about the risk of developing cancer from breast implants at a school play. Less than two years later, she was diagnosed with a cancer called BIA-ALCL, which stands for Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Today she helps other women looking for information, support and treatment of the disease.
Jennifer Roth Cook is a leading advocate on breast implant cancers and is the Director of BIA-ALCL Advocacy for Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA). Earlier this year, she was asked to speak about her experience with breast implant cancer at the Breast Implant Illness Summit 2024. We hope this video of her sharing of her experience as both a patient and as an advocate will be helpful to others that may be at risk or wanting to learn more information. Read more about Jennifer.
We have added some helpful resources below including what are the symptoms of BIA-ALCL, the latest data, where to find support and how to contact Jennifer Roth Cook.
Helpful Resources
About BIA-ALCL
Everything you need to know about breast implant cancer BIA-ALCL including symptoms and additional resources.
BISA Approved Support Group: ALCL in Women with Breast Implants
Jennifer Cook serves as the lead administrator for women facing BIA-ALCL
5th World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL: Recap and Major Takeaways
BISA recaps the most recent information on breast implant cancers.
BISA Responds to Statements on Explant Recommendation for Textured Breast Implants
Read why it can be deemed reasonable to remove textured implants to potentially reduce the risk of BIA-ALCL.
Contact Jennifer Roth-Cook, Director of BIA-ALCL
Please reach out to jennifer.cook@bisanonprofit.org with questions of concerns. You can also find her on Facebook as Jennifer Roth the administrator of the BIA-ALCL Support Group.
Jennifer Cook, Director of BIA-ALCL Advocacy, sharing her experience with breast implant cancer at the "Get Engaged with BISA" Advocate Summit in Charleston, South Carolina of June 2023.
About Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA)
The Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA) is the largest organization of board-certified patient advocates and subject matter experts in the world dedicated to patient and consumer safety relating to breast implants. Representing the millions of individuals worldwide that currently have, had, or are considering breast implants, the alliance is a non-industry funded leading authority focused on providing balanced, evidence-based information for informed decision making about breast implant surgery and related issues. Founded in 2019 by women, BISA is a grassroots organization led by volunteers who do not receive a salary for their work.
Contact: Maria Gmitro, President | maria@bisanonprofit.org