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11-27-2018, 10:12 AM
Figures suggest at least 615 cases worldwide of lymphoma related to textured implants
A type of breast implant used by millions of women around the world is under scrutiny after French surgeons were advised to stop using it because of a potential link with a rare kind of cancer.
Textured breast implants have been linked with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), which forms in the scar capsule around the implant and normally begins with pain and swelling in the breast.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/26/rare-cancer-linked-breast-implant-used-by-millions-women-lymphoma)
A type of breast implant used by millions of women around the world is under scrutiny after French surgeons were advised to stop using it because of a potential link with a rare kind of cancer.
Textured breast implants have been linked with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), which forms in the scar capsule around the implant and normally begins with pain and swelling in the breast.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/26/rare-cancer-linked-breast-implant-used-by-millions-women-lymphoma)