Can Implants Cause Cancer?

  • Breast Implants and Cancer of the Immune System (ALCL): A History of Who Knew What When Experts now agree that breast implants can cause a type of cancer of the immune system known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally admitted this risk of cancer in 2017, but other experts – including plastic surgeons – were aware of the risk years before. Why did it take so long for the FDA, the media, and women with implants to find out that choosing breast implants could increase their chances of developing a potentially fatal disease?
  • Cancer of the Immune System (ALCL) and Breast Implants: Plastic Surgeons Study 173 Women In 2015, plastic surgeons who have been well known for defending the safety of breast implants published a study of 173 women with cancer of the immune system caused by breast implants. The study was paid for by a plastic surgery medical association and written by plastic surgeons who have defended the safety of breast implants for decades.