FOX31 Denver : declared in Breast implants linked to rare form of cancer

× Breast implants linked to rare form of cancerAt least 9 women have died of a rare blood cancer and the Food and addiction Administration is officially blaming the deaths on breast implants. Textured implants seemed to produce more results of ALCL than implants with smooth surfaces. The FDA first announced a possible link between breast cancer and ALCL in 2011. It is estimated that the prevalence of ALCL in people with textured implants falls at roughly 33 per one million. Those reports were associated with breast implants.

FDA: Breast implants linked to 9 deaths from rare cancer anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)

ALCL is not a form of breast cancer, but it grows in the breast in implant patients. Nine deaths from a rare form of cancer have been linked to breast implants, the Food and addiction Administration announced Tuesday. Doctors and patients can go to The Plastic Surgery Foundation's website to report cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma thought to be linked to breast implants. "If you already have breast implants, there is no need to change your routine medical care and follow-up," the FDA statement said. Last year, 290,467 breast augmentations were performed in the U.S. — 109,000 of which were for reconstruction after breast cancer — according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.


Nine deaths have been reported to the US Food and addiction Administration, stemming from a rare cancer that is associated with breast implants. It can be found in the skin or lymph nodes, and is not a type of breast cancer. "All of the information to date suggests that women with breast implants have a very low but increased risk of developing ALCL compared to women who do not have breast implants," the FDA reported. People who already have breast implants should monitor their implants any changes and get routine screenings such as mammograms or MRIs as recommended by their doctors, the agency suggested. Since that report six years ago, the scientific community has learned more about the link between breast implants and ALCL.


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