Lawyers are calling for stronger warnings on breast implants as government figures show at least 88 women in the UK have been diagnosed with cancer linked to the surgery. Several types of the implants most commonly associated with the disease – known as textured implants – are banned in France and Australia. There have been 733 cases of this cancer linked to breast implants reported worldwide and 36 deaths. They were removed after the scandal emerged and replaced with textured implants at a private hospital in Birmingham in 2012. Turner, who is investigating whether BIA-ALCL may be linked to chemicals in implants, said regulators should consider withdrawing other textured breast implants.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2021 17:00 UTC