{"id":1437,"date":"2017-04-05T06:43:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T11:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.masstortlawyerblog.com\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:36:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:36:34","slug":"fda-reports-link-breast-implants-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/fda-reports-link-breast-implants-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Reports Link Between Breast Implants and Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breast implants are very\u00a0common and have been used as a cosmetic modification for several decades. According to some reports, breast implants are the second-most common cosmetic operation that women seek out. The most common procedure is liposuction. In 2015 alone, more than 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed. There are many different types of breast implants that are approved in the U.S., including saline-filled or silicone gel-filled implants.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/MedicalDevices\/ProductsandMedicalProcedures\/ImplantsandProsthetics\/BreastImplants\/ucm239995.htm\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that breast implants may be linked\u00a0to a rare type of cancer. In the same report, the FDA stated that at least nine\u00a0incidences of this cancer have been linked to breast implants.<\/p>\n<p>The cancer at issue is referred to as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or ALCL. It is a type of non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma that the FDA first began investigating in 2011. The FDA is now examining 359 reports that purport to identify a link with\u00a0both saline and silicone solutions in breast implants. So far, studies indicate that the cancer typically develops 10 years after the implants were inserted and usually develops close to the area where the implant was inserted. There are some reported instances in which\u00a0the cancer spread, however. Some of the most common initial symptoms reported associated with the cancer include pain and swelling at the site.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/fda-reports-link-breast-implants-cancer\/#more-1437\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breast implants are very\u00a0common and have been used as a cosmetic modification for several decades. According to some reports, breast implants are the second-most common cosmetic operation that women seek out. The most common procedure is liposuction. In 2015 alone, more than 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed. 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