I fully agree with what Ms. McGregor said.
I believe Health Canada and two other organizations fund the Canadian Joint Replacement Registry.
I'd like to expand upon what Ms. McGregor said about the societal cost of her cancer. I personally have never had cancer in connection with breast implants, but I had systemic implant-related problems which began in the first month following surgery, and these problems continued for 10 years.
When the journalist for the French-language CBC program Enquête was preparing the episode about the dangers of breast implants, I gave her permission to access all the information in my medical file and all related expenses invoiced to the RAMQ over a period of approximately five years prior to my implants.
In the five years prior to my implants, I went to very infrequently to doctors' offices or hospital emergency rooms. But it became routine as of the first few weeks following the implant surgery.
Over a 10-year period, the total costs were significant. They included loss of income, money that I myself spent on various professional consultations, in addition to the costs invoiced to the RAMQ for the consultation of various medical specialists. The total cost was approximately $750,000 over a 10-year period, $200,000 or $250,000 of which were my out-of-pocket expenses and foregone income. The rest was paid for by society. Personally, it's difficult to total up how much I myself put into it, because I was taking care of my health. I didn't know why I was having health problems.