FDA reports additional cases of cancer linked to breast implants
6 years, 1 month ago

FDA reports additional cases of cancer linked to breast implants

CNN  

CNN — A deadly cancer linked to breast implants has been found in additional women in the United States, federal health officials said. Women with breast implants have an increased risk of developing anaplastic large cell lymphoma, the FDA has said, compared to women who don’t have breast implants. A warning letter to doctors The FDA also issued a letter warning those in the medical field of the association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma. “We want all healthcare providers to be aware … particularly in patients with new swelling, lumps, or pain around breast implants, to expedite diagnosis of this malignancy,” the letter said.

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Mass claim case starts in Amsterdam over breast implants
1 year, 3 months ago

Mass claim case starts in Amsterdam over breast implants

Dutch News  

More than 6,000 women in the Netherlands are supporting a new class action case against pharmaceuticals firm Abbvie to claim damages for their faulty breast implants. The women’s legal aid organisation Bureau Clara Wichmann is taking the case to court, and says the total claim could mount up to €900 million because a further 54,000 women in the Netherlands also …

Mass claim case starts in Amsterdam over breast implants
1 year, 3 months ago

Mass claim case starts in Amsterdam over breast implants

Dutch News  

More than 6,000 women in the Netherlands are supporting a new class action case against pharmaceuticals firm Abbvie to claim damages for their faulty breast implants. The women’s legal aid organisation Bureau Clara Wichmann is taking the case to court, and says the total claim could mount up to €900 million because a further 54,000 women in the Netherlands also …

Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 year, 5 months ago

Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jill Biden is urging women …

Link between breast implants after mastectomy, risk of lymphoma: Research
2 years, 3 months ago

Link between breast implants after mastectomy, risk of lymphoma: Research

Hindustan Times  

Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma is a rare disease whose incidence has increased recently; this increase may be related to the expanding popularity of textured breast implants. "The risk of developing ALCL is actually much lower than the risk of experiencing a relapse of breast cancer," says lead author Connor J. Kinslow, MD, a resident in radiation oncology at the Columbia University …

Breast implants may be linked to more cancers than previously thought, FDA warns
2 years, 6 months ago

Breast implants may be linked to more cancers than previously thought, FDA warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It cited reports of cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas, in the scar …

FDA adds warning to breast implants in safety push
3 years, 5 months ago

FDA adds warning to breast implants in safety push

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Food and …

FDA recommends boxed warning for breast implants
5 years, 5 months ago

FDA recommends boxed warning for breast implants

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released draft guidance recommending a “boxed warning” on labeling materials for breast implants. An example of the boxed warning states that “breast implants are not considered lifetime devices” and “breast implants have been associated with the development of a cancer of the immune system called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell …

Women 'must be warned' of breast implant illness, say plastic surgeons
5 years, 8 months ago

Women 'must be warned' of breast implant illness, say plastic surgeons

The Independent  

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Court battle looms as around 250 women prepare to sue breast implant manufacturer
5 years, 9 months ago

Court battle looms as around 250 women prepare to sue breast implant manufacturer

Daily Mail  

Breast implants are leaving women suffering from 'brain fog' and anxiety, according to official figures. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has recorded 32 reports of women having psychological reactions to breast implants. Now she is one of 250 women preparing legal action against the makers of her own implants The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is monitoring …

Dutch tighten breast implant policy amid cancer danger
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch tighten breast implant policy amid cancer danger

NL Times  

The Netherlands will not ban breast implants with a rough surface amid concerns that they may increase the risk of a rare form of lymph node cancer. In April France decided to ban all breast implants that are macro-textured and have polyurethane coating due to an increased risk of a rare form of lymph node cancer. "This presented me with …

Women raise concerns about breast implant safety
6 years ago

Women raise concerns about breast implant safety

CNN  

CNN — Panel members in a two-day public hearing held by the US Food and Drug Administration this week agreed that efforts should be made to better inform patients about the risks and benefits of breast implants. By then, women are long out of touch with their surgeons or are not aware that implants could be the cause, so surgeons …

Are breast implants safe enough? The FDA reviews the popular procedure this week
6 years ago

Are breast implants safe enough? The FDA reviews the popular procedure this week

CNN  

CNN — Many womenhave breast implantswith no serious complications, but there have been cases where women suffer pain and fatigue, among other health problems. The FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel convenes Monday and Tuesday to discuss and make recommendations relating to the risks and benefits of breast implants. Many plastic surgeons in the meeting …

Women consider suing breast implant company Allergan over link to rare cancer
6 years ago

Women consider suing breast implant company Allergan over link to rare cancer

The Independent  

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Nine women die from rare cancer linked to breast implants
6 years, 1 month ago

Nine women die from rare cancer linked to breast implants

The Independent  

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The Implant Files reveal how breast implants linked to rare cancer set off alarm bells
6 years, 4 months ago

The Implant Files reveal how breast implants linked to rare cancer set off alarm bells

ABC  

Key points: The investigation reveals serious flaws in the way authorities detect problems with implants The investigation reveals serious flaws in the way authorities detect problems with implants The flaws meant the TGA was unaware how many cases of cancer had been linked to implants The flaws meant the TGA was unaware how many cases of cancer had been linked …

Women 'aren't being warned' about the cancer risk of having breast implants
6 years, 4 months ago

Women 'aren't being warned' about the cancer risk of having breast implants

Daily Mail  

Women are not being warned that having breast implants could give them potentially deadly cancer, an expert claims. Kimra Rogers, 50, from Idaho, got cancer as a result of breast implants she had put in 14 years earlier as part of a breast enlargement – she says she was not warned about the risk and had chemotherapy and radiotherapy when …

Woman with rare cancer linked to breast implants warns others to think twice about cosmetic surgery
7 years, 8 months ago

Woman with rare cancer linked to breast implants warns others to think twice about cosmetic surgery

The Independent  

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FDA: Rare cancer linked to breast implants and 9 deaths
8 years ago

FDA: Rare cancer linked to breast implants and 9 deaths

CNN  

Story highlights FDA issues update on its understanding of a rare cancer linked to breast implants The FDA has received nine reports of deaths from the lymphoma CNN — Nine deaths have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration stemming from a rare cancer that is associated with breast implants. “All of the information to date suggests that …

Majority of women diagnosed with breast cancer after screening mammograms get unnecessary treatment, study finds
8 years, 5 months ago

Majority of women diagnosed with breast cancer after screening mammograms get unnecessary treatment, study finds

LA Times  

More than half of breast cancers newly diagnosed in the United States are likely cases of mistaken identity that subject women to needless anxiety, treatment and expense, researchers reported Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. By the mid-1980s, an American Cancer Society awareness campaign told women over 35, “If you haven’t had a mammogram, you need more than …

Professor Mark Clemens says cancer risk of breast implants '10 times higher than first feared'
8 years, 8 months ago

Professor Mark Clemens says cancer risk of breast implants '10 times higher than first feared'

Daily Mail  

Charlotte with daughters Maisey, Ellie, and Imogen The number of women at risk of blood cancer triggered by the most popular type of breast implant used in Britain has been ‘hugely underestimated’, warns a world authority on a newly emerging disease. American plastic surgeon Professor Mark Clemens, who has been tracking cases since the first were reported in 2011, said …

Breast implants 'increase cancer death risk,' say scientists
11 years, 10 months ago

Breast implants 'increase cancer death risk,' say scientists

The Independent  

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