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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

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

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people about the risks of additional types of cancers in people receiving breast implants.

It cited reports of cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas, in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants, adding that these were not the same malignancies as described in previous FDA communications.

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