Health Canada is re-opening its safety review of breast implants after more Canadian women were identified with symptoms of a rare cancer. Biocell textured breast implants, made by Allergan, have come under growing scrutiny from some doctors who say they are seeing many of their patients return with debilitating pain. (Nicolas Amaya/CBC)The U.S. agency was the first in the world to identify a link between breast implants and the cancer back in 2011. At the conclusion of the hearings, the French government announced a ban on textured breast implants which are linked to higher risks of the cancer. "It was surreal; my breast implants were going to kill me," said the North Bay, Ont., woman last year.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2019 23:37 UTC