{"id":11100,"date":"2020-08-01T06:13:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T06:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11100"},"modified":"2020-08-01T06:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T06:13:17","slug":"few-u-s-women-know-about-cancer-that-develops-near-breast-implants-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11100","title":{"rendered":"Few U.S. Women Know About Cancer That Develops Near Breast Implants: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n

There’s a low level of awareness among American women about a form of lymphoma<\/a> that can occur around breast implants<\/a>, a new study finds.<\/p>\n

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma<\/a> (BIA-ALCL) is an immune system cancer<\/a>. It’s estimated to occur in between 1 in 3,000 and 1 in 12,000 women with textured breast implants<\/a>. Smooth-surfaced implants are associated with a lower rate.<\/p>\n

More than 620 cases and at least 17 deaths from BIA-ALCL have been reported worldwide.<\/p>\n

Of 500 U.S. women surveyed, about 1 in 7 said they had heard of BIA-ALCL. However, among the 12% of respondents who had implants, slightly more than half were aware of it.<\/p>\n

After receiving information about BIA-ALCL risk, about 58% of respondents said they’d still be willing to get a reconstructive breast implant, and 46% would willing to get cosmetic breast implants. But 36% said they’d be less likely to get an implant.<\/p>\n

Two-thirds of the women with implants “expressed some degree of concern” regarding BIA-ALCL, and 35% said they were “strongly considering removing their implants.”<\/p>\n

There is no current recommendation to remove breast implants in women with no implant-related symptoms. Symptoms of BIA-ALCL include swelling, a mass or pain<\/a> in the area of the implant, according to the study published in the July issue of the journal Plastic<\/a> and Reconstructive Surgery<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Justin Sacks, chief of plastic<\/a> and reconstructive surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, led the study.<\/p>\n

“Our findings can help surgeons navigate the risks of BIA-ALCL with current and prospective patients and can guide future public education efforts on BIA-ALCL,” Sacks and colleagues said in a journal news release.<\/p>\n

The study also found that most women who’d heard of BIA-ALCL got their information through the media and health care blogs.<\/p>\n

— Robert Preidt<\/p>\n

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\n SOURCE: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/i>, news release, June 25, 2020 \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n