Category: Breast Implants

Breast Implant Illness: Controversial and Devastating

Janna Durkee, a nurse and active mother of four, was having unexplained symptoms for years, but testing always yielded normal results. After two severe allergic reactions a few months apart—one being so severe that she’d called an ambulance—she was scared. “Something is desperately wrong with me,” she remembers thinking. Mrs. Durkee had a feeling of…


FDA Issues New Safety Warning on Rare Cancers Linked to Breast Implants

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning about rare cases of certain cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas, linked to breast implants. In a safety communication notice posted on Sept. 8, the FDA said it had received reports of cancers found in the scar tissue, or capsule, that forms around…


Cancers Reported in Scar Tissue Around Breast Implants: FDA Safety Alert

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 8 issued a safety alert about reports of cancers found in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants. The agency stated that it had received 10 reports about squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 12 reports about various lymphomas related to breast implants as of Sept. 1 this year. SCC…