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Breast Implants

Study finds no connection to development of connective tissue disorders

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 21st, 2004

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), found no convincing evidence that breast implants have an effect on the development of subsequent connective tissue disorders (CTDs).

The results were reported in the October 1, 2004, issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology (Brinton et al. Risk of connective tissue disorders among breast implant patients. Am J Epidemiology, 2004;160. Released online September 21, 2004).

The researchers used data from one of the largest studies on the long-term health effects of breast implants. A large number of patients reported CTDs, but when their...

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