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Cancer cases found in women with French brand
breast implants
Saturday December 31, 2011 08:28:11 AM,
IANS
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Alert for women who had breast implants
Thousands of
women could be at risk after it emerged that the breast implants
made with industrial silicone used in beds had a very high rupture
rate, a media report said Wednesday. Makers Poly Implant
Prosthesis, of southern France, were shut down last year
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Paris: Health
authorities in France have confirmed to have come across at least
20 cases of cancer among women having breast implants of a French
brand.
As of Tuesday, "there were three cases of lymphoma, 15 cases of
breast adenocarcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer, one
case of adenocarcinoma of the lung, and one case of acute myeloid
leukemia," Xinhua quoted the French Health Products Safety Agency
(AFSSAPS) as saying.
It was stated in reference to allegedly faulty implants produced
by the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
But "no accountability has been established to date between these
cancers and the wearing of PIP implants," the agency said.
The French Health Ministry last week advised 30,000 women to have
their PIP implants removed. It was suggested because of an
increased risk of rupture to avoid the risk of cancer though no
conclusive evidence was found linking to the disease.
The recommendation came after eight cases, mainly breast cancer,
were reported among women with PIP implants.
Authorities in other countries also advised women to consult their
doctors over the implants.
The French company PIP was once the world's third-largest producer
of silicone implants which sold its products to tens of thousands
of women in over 65 countries and regions, mainly in South America
and Western Europe.
The company was found to replace the medical-grade silicone in its
implants with unauthorised material that caused abnormally high
rupture rates of its implants. After that, its products were
banned and the company went bankrupt in 2010.
The US government raised the alarm over the company in 2000.
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