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More Cases Are Reported of Unusual Cancer Linked to Breast Implants
WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2018 (The New York Times) — More cases of an unusual cancer linked to breast implants have been reported to the Food and Drug Administration, the agency said on Wednesday.
The case count rose in the past year, to 414 cases from 359, the agency said in an update on its website. The number of deaths it has recorded, nine, has not changed from one year ago; a professional society of plastic surgeons is now reporting 16 related deaths.
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