Breast Implants May Be Linked to Additional Cancers, F.D.A. Warns
Sep 8, 2022 · The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned women who have breast implants or are considering getting them that certain cancers may develop in scar tissue forming around the implants.
FDA orders stronger warnings about breast implant risks - NBC News
Oct 27, 2021 · In a sweeping move, the Food and Drug Administration announced stronger safety requirements for all breast implants that will include new warning labels and sales restrictions.
FDA adds boxed warning to breast implants - CNN
Oct 28, 2021 · The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including new labeling that includes a boxed warning and a patient checklist...
Breast Implants | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Breast implants are medical devices implanted under the breast tissue or chest muscle to increase breast size (augmentation) or to replace breast tissue that has been removed due to cancer or...
FDA Strengthens Safety Requirements and Updates Study Results …
Oct 28, 2021 · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took several new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication and help those who are considering breast implants make informed...
FDA gets reports of cancer linked to breast implants - NBC News
Sep 8, 2022 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received several reports of certain types of cancers in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants, the agency said in a safety notice on Thursday.
Thousands of suspected injuries tied to breast implants revealed …
Jan 13, 2022 · A CBC News data analysis has found that two breast implant manufacturers did not flag reportable injuries and complications to Health Canada for years.
Patients Must Be Warned of Breast Implant Risks, F.D.A. Says
Oct 27, 2021 · Federal regulators on Wednesday placed so-called black box warnings on breast implant packaging and told manufacturers to sell the devices only to health providers who review the...
What to Know About Breast Implants | FDA - U.S. Food and …
Mar 8, 2023 · The FDA has approved implants for increasing breast size (known as augmentation), for reconstruction after breast cancer surgery or trauma, and to correct developmental defects.
New breast implant illness data supports removal - Medical Xpress
Nov 6, 2024 · A three-year research project on breast implant complications is continuing to build on the body of knowledge on breast implant illness, with the latest data showing ongoing physical and ...