Breast implant recalled after link to more rare cancer cases

Breast implant recalled after link to more rare cancer cases

Breast implant recalled after link to more rare cancer cases

By / Latest News / Thursday, 25 July 2019 02:32

Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. issued a worldwide recall Wednesday for certain textured models after regulators alerted the company to a heightened cancer risk with the devices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it called for the removal after new information showed Allergan’s Biocell breast implants with a textured surface were tied to the vast majority of cases of a rare form of lymphoma. The move follows similar action in France, Australia, Canada and other nations.

 

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