AFP: Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis: study
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Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis in women, said a study Wednesday that urged a thorough probe into the potential health risks of this type of cosmetic surgery.
In a review of 12 earlier studies of breast cancer patients, a team of epidemiologists from Canada found that women with implants had a 26 percent higher risk of being diagnosed at a later stage of the disease.
This was possibly because implants cast shadows on mammograms, blocking the view of breast tissue.