As of Sept. 1, the FDA had received 10 reports about squamous cell carcinoma and 12 reports about various lymphomas.
As of Sept. 1, the FDA had received 10 reports about squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, and 12 reports about various lymphomas, a cancer of the immune system, related to breast implants,In a separate report, the agency stated that adequate information has not yet been collected to determine whether breast implants cause the cancers or if some implant varieties pose higher risks than others, the network reported.
Despite the apparent rarity of the recent cancers reported, the confirmed cases have been linked to implants of all types, “including those with with textured and smooth surfaces, and those filled with saline or silicone,” the newspaper reported. Binita Ashar, the director of the Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, stated in athat the agency wanted to provide “clear and understandable information” to the public as soon as possible.
For instance, Ashar stated that some of the breast implant recipients who reported contracting cancer had symptoms of swelling, pain, lumps or skin changes. She also confirmed that the reports are separate from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which the FDA started warning about more than 10 years ago,
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