FDA review indicates possible association between breast implants and a rare cancer

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Title: FDA review indicates possible association between breast implants and a rare cancer

FDA review indicates possible association between breast implants and a rare cancer
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:55:00 -0600

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of cancer. Data reviewed by the FDA suggest that patients with breast implants may have a very small but significant risk of ALCL in the scar capsule adjacent to the implant.

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