Risk of Cancer in Women Is Not Increased By PIP Breast Implants

No evidence to higher risk of cancer in women who have PIP breast implants were found by researchers.

According to a review of PIP safety, women also do not need to have the faulty implants removed as a precaution although they may wish to have them taken out if they feel anxious, the Daily Star reported.

Around 300 Argentinean Women Sue Three European Companies Over Faulty Breast Implants
Three European companies who manufactured faulty PIP breast implants have been sued for over $54.7 million by nearly 300 women in Argentina.

Around 47,000 British women are thought to have been given the implants manufactured by the closed French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).

The implants were filled with non-medical grade silicone intended for use in mattresses and have been linked to reports of rupture and swelling in the body.

In January last year, the Government announced that women given PIP breast implants on the NHS would be able to have them removed for free, with private firms told they should offer the same deal.

Breast Implants May Interfere With The Interpretation Of Mammogram Results
Breast augmentation is the third most common type of plastic surgery performed for cosmetic reasons in the United States. In 2002, nearly 269,000

Any woman not helped by private firms would also qualify for NHS help. A review last year by NHS medical director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, concluded the implants were not toxic or carcinogenic.

But it acknowledged the distress caused to many women by having them in their bodies.

Faulty Breast Implants Spark Global Health Scare
The founder of a firm whose faulty breast implants sparked a global health scare to be given a four-year prison sentence on fraud charges was called by a French prosecutor.

The study is published by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR).

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674 PIP Breast Implants Fitted in Belgium
The health ministry has confirmed that women in Belgium have been fitted with a total of at least 674 potentially faulty breast implants made by the now defunct French firm PIP.