The webcast will be archived on both websites
for future on-demand replay.

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The report focuses on the lack of adequate short- or long-term clinical
data being provided to the FDA by implant manufacturers for all breast cancer
patients.

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Biomet Inc. Announces Earnings Conference Call

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Biomet and its subsidiaries currently distribute products in more than
100 countries.

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S.biomet. The confirmation number for the call is 2011674.

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"It's critical that implant
manufacturers include breast cancer survivors in their research, and that they
carefully test for any adverse health impacts that occur over the lifetime of
these devices.
(NASDAQ:BMET) announced today that in conjunction with its Fiscal Year
2005 Third Quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to the
conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on
Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 10:00 a.

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Susan Wood,
former director of the FDA's Office of Women's Health.
"We have good reason to believe the medical experiences of these women
differ from those of white patients," said Bettye Green, RN, President of
African American Women in Touch and a breast cancer survivor and nationally-
respected advocate who spoke at the event.streetevents.

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Diana Zuckerman , President of the National Research Center for Women
+ Families, and author of the report.com (Investor section) or at
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Food and Drug Administration's
(FDA) Office of Women, was a speaker at a National Press Club Newsmakers'
event where the report was released."
"It is disturbing that the FDA would consider approving these devices
despite the lack of data for breast cancer patients," said Dr. Eastern Time.

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Decisions in the Dark: The FDA, Breast Cancer Survivors, and Silicone
Implants warns that industry-funded data indicates that reconstructive surgery
patients experience substantially more complications, ruptures and a greater
need for additional corrective surgeries than women who receive implants for
augmentation purposes.

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"For a woman to survive breast cancer and then find herself facing
additional surgeries because of a poorly tested product is terribly unfair,"
said Dr. The Company's product portfolio
encompasses reconstructive products, including orthopedic joint
replacement devices, bone cements and accessories, and dental
reconstructive implants; fixation products, including electrical bone
growth stimulators, internal and external orthopedic fixation devices,
craniomaxillofacial implants and bone substitute materials; spinal
products, including spinal stimulation devices, spinal hardware and
orthobiologics; and other products, such as arthroscopy products and
softgoods and bracing products.

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Pam Noonan-Sarceni, a breast cancer survivor, said she would not have
chosen silicone implants had she known years ago what she knows now.

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The report was released at a National Press Club Newsmaker event today,
sponsored by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women + Families.

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The report also highlights FDA research showing that
silicone implants interfere with mammography and may limit future breast
cancer treatment options such as lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy.

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The report reveals that:

* After selling silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of
mastectomy patients in the last 5 years, under the conditions that they
participate in clinical trials, implant manufacturer Implant included
only 80 mastectomy patients in their longitudinal safety study submitted
to the FDA , and Mentor Corporation included 0 breast cancer patients in
their only long-term study;

* Industry-funded research reveals that reconstruction patients experience
two to three times as many complications and additional surgeries as
augmentation patients;

* Most ruptures (86 percent) are "silent" and can only be detected with
MRIs, yet Inamed included less than 30 women in their sample of breast
cancer patients undergoing MRIs to determine rupture rates, and the
medical societies for plastic surgeons do not advise women to undergo
MRIs.

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forever . and its subsidiaries design, manufacture and market
products used primarily by musculoskeletal medical specialists in both
surgical and non-surgical therapy.

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However, those least represented in the current research are women
of color, such as African American, Asian and Hispanic breast cancer patients .
The live webcast of Biomet's conference call will be accessible
through Biomet's website at www .com.
Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call may dial
(913) 981-5510.

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"Women need better information
about implants and their long-term safety and effectiveness so that they can
make informed choices about the risks of reconstructive surgery.

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Former Director of FDA Office on Women's Health Speaks at
Release of 'Decisions in the Dark'

WASHINGTON, Breast cancer survivors who undergo
reconstructive surgery using silicone implants have access to very little
research-based information about the likely risks, according to a report
released today by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women + Families.
Dr. NRC is a
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization that works to
improve policies and programs that affect the health and safety of women,
children and families.

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* Research consistently indicates that reconstruction patients are not
enjoying life more than mastectomy patients without reconstruction, and
there is evidence they may be more likely to commit suicide; and

* Breast implants can limit treatment options for later breast cancer.

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Susan Wood, former director of the U.