Health Alert: The FDA will not ban breast implants linked to cancer at this time

A month after a dramatic hearing in which many women called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban breast implants linked to a rare cancer, the agency said it won't take that action now but will increase efforts to collect and disseminate information about risks involving the devices.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert May 2, 2:35 PM     The FDA will not ban breast implants linked to cancer at this time A month after a dramatic hearing in which many women called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban breast implants linked to a rare cancer, the agency said it won't take that action now but will increase efforts to collect and disseminate information about risks involving the devices. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071