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08/06/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Increased risk of cancer from breast implants? Woman barely survives rare blood cancer linked to her implants

A 48-year-old British woman survived a rare blood cancer that was triggered by her breast implants. Known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), this type of cancer is said to be a result of a reaction between the white blood cells and the new generation of rough surfaced breast implants introduced a decade and a […]

07/12/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Two deaths and 23 cases of rare cancer in the U.K. linked to controversial textured breast implants

Since the year began, two women in the U.K. have died from cancer after receiving breast implants, revealed the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The organization has reported another 23 cases of women who’ve developed the same type of cancer: anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The disease is a rare type of non-Hodgkin […]

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