Breast Surgery and Cancer, Truth

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Breast Surgery and Cancer, Truth

A recent Canadian study long term follow-up (see here) confirms prior observations that women with breast implants who go on to develop breast cancer have similar outcomes as women without implants who develop cancer. This is more reassurance to our patients about this theoretical concern with implants (ie. that potential difficulty with mammograms would lead to delayed breast cancer diagnosis and worse outcomes). Along a similar vein, women with implants actually have a much lower (~ 40% lower I think) rate of breast cancer as compared to peer groups in the population.

For the study, Canadian researchers tracked 24,558 women from Ontario and Quebec that received breast implants between 1974 and 1989 over 15 years.

Breast Cancer Surgery and Implants

Over the course of the 15-year study period, they found that out of the women with the implants, 13.2 per cent of the tumours were discovered once the cancer was in an advanced stage, compared to 5.5 per cent for those without implants. But survival rates were similar in both groups.

Considering the popularity of breast implants, the researchers believe it is crucial that long-term studies on the issue continue, and the team at Dr. Parson’s office agrees.

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