Reports say France has become the first country to ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer.
According to the reports, the ban covers several models of the implants with a textured surface, which are produced by six manufacturers.
Those implants have been linked to a type of cancer that attacks the immune system.
Some seventy thousand women are reported to have received the implants, out of an estimated four hundred thousand women who have had breast implants in France.
The France National Agency for Medicines and Health Products said the ban was a “precautionary measure” taken in light of the “rare but serious danger” posed by the implants.
It said it had recorded fifty- nine cases of the cancer among French implant wearers, of whom three had died.
In a similar Vein, Canada also said it aimed to suspend the same type of implant.
Health Canada said it is following a safety review triggered by an increase in cases of BIA-ALCL, a rare form of cancer.
The agency has noted twenty- eight cases in Canada – out of four hundred and fifty – seven cases of BIA-ALCL recorded in implant wearers worldwide, according to figures from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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