Fw: BREAST IMPLANT CANCER WORRY ~ The Mirror, UK

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From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena@...>

Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 1:50 AM

Subject: BREAST IMPLANT CANCER WORRY ~ The Mirror, UK

> http://www.mirror.co.uk/shtml/NEWS/P2S5.shtml

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> BREAST IMPLANT CANCER WORRY

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> WOMEN with breast implants are three times more likely to get cancer than

> those without, a study revealed yesterday.

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> And scientists say saline replacements, not just the controversial

> silicone ones, are also being linked to tumours.

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> The US study of 13,500 women found they were at risk form brain and lung

> cancer. Researcher Dr Zuckerman, said: " This is alarming. I see it

> as a warning. "

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> The report comes after a Commons select committee recommended there should

> be a new system to monitor side-effects of breast implants in British

> women.

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