Thursday, 23 March 2017

FDA Says Deaths and Rare Cancer linked to IMPLANTS


The U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has received Nine (9) deaths emanating from a rare cancer that is associated with breast IMPLANTS.
It has also received 359 reports of possible breast IMPLANTS associated cancer cases, but the comprehensive statistics of the cases remains difficult to Organize and collect due to limitations in World wide Reporting and Lack of global implant sales data.

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, the rare cancer, affects cells in the immune system and can be found can be found in the Lymphnodes; though isn't a type of Breast Cancer just an after effect.


FDA reports that all the Women with breast IMPLANTS have a very low but increased risk of developing the Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) when compared to women who doesn't have Breast implants.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE BREAST IMPLANTS

Breast IMPLANTS, Statically is the top most Surgery in the United States with over 290,467 procedures in 2016; according to submissions gotten from American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

People who wants to go for the surgery should do proper RESEARCH and also have discussions with their Surgeons on the risk and benefit of Textured-Sufarce & Smooth-Surfaced implants.
Though it is believed that most cases of cancer occurs in people who had textured surfaces on their implants.

FDA Advice Women to look out for symptoms after surgery such as: Fluid buildup, hardening or mass around their implants, swelling and redness around the breast implants.

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