Scientists find link between breast implants and cancer

Females with breast implants are more likely to develop anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

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An estimated 96% of women with ALCL had textured implants

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Recently FDA (USA) issued cancer warning linked to breast implants

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An estimate suggests the number of women worldwide to have received breast implants range from 5 million to 35 million

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400,000 women have breast augmentation surgery every year in the USA alone. It is mainly either for cosmetic reasons or after a mastectomy.

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