French health authorities just wrapped up their public hearing on textured breast implants and the rare cancer BIA ALCL. It was part of a week of significant news on breast implant safety oversight (thread)
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This week, this U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that more women had been diagnosed with BIA ALCL, bringing the total to at least 457 cases. Here's the story from our #ImplantFiles partner @LaurNBC
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Perhaps most significantly, the FDA sent a letter to doctors across America warning of "an association between all breast implants, regardless of filling or texture" and ALCL. This could make a big difference in awareness - you can read the letter here
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The plastic surgeons' group American Society of Plastic Surgery has also formed a task force on breast implant illness - a condition that many plastic surgeons have long insisted does not clinically exist
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The big decisions by regulators on breast implant safety are yet to come. The French ANSM will decide soon, the FDA will hold public hearings on March 25-26. Australia's TGA and other regulators are watching - and we will be covering it closely
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