Breast implants spark tumour fears

TWO women died from cancer after being fitted with breast implants, the medicines watchdog has revealed.

Another 23 developed the same cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which has been linked to textured surface implants.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which published the figures, is investigating their safety.

Cancer cases worldwide have been linked to implants that have a textured or slightly roughened surface, rather than a smooth covering, introduced around 15 years ago.

The MHRA said there was no definitive evidence cancers were caused by the implants.

But professor Jim Frame, an expert in cosmetic surgery at Anglia Ruskin University, said: ‘This cancer is a potential bombshell that has been swept under the carpet for five years. Textured implants should be banned.’

Around 8,000 women had breast enlargement surgery last year in Britain.