BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Women with silicone and saline gel-filled breast implants may slightly increase the risk of developing a rare immune-system cancer near their implants, said media reports quoting U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday.
The FDA has received nearly 60 reports since 1997 of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) from women who had breast implants.
ALCL, a rare and aggressive blood cancer generally formed around the shell of the implant, makes up only
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