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Breast Implants / Awareness
Hi all - there is an article in today's news that I am hoping @BCNA can follow up for us. It suggests that some Breast implants are not as good as others and can be linked to clusters and further...
Hi Everyone
This is Kathy from BCNA's Policy Team. This is an issue that Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been monitoring for some years following international reports of a link between the use of textured breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), which is a rare form of blood cancer. In May this year, the TGA reported that there have been 53 cases of implant-related ALCL in Australia since 2011. While the risk of developing ALCL is very low, if you have a breast implant and are concerned about it, you may like to contact the surgeon who did your reconstruction surgery.
There is more information on our website.
Kathy