Breast Cancer After Mammary Augmentation

Effect of Breast Augmentation on the Accuracy of Mammography and Cancer Characteristics

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Previous studies of breast cancer following breast augmentation have typically had small study samples and yield conflicting results as to whether breast implants delay cancer diagnosis. 4,7,8,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] In addition, these studies include cancers diagnosed in the early 1980s when routine screening mammography was uncommon 26 and radiologists did not use implantation displacement views, a technique that improves visualization of breast tissue in women with implants. 12 Two recent larger studies of breast cancer following augmentation mammoplasty suggest breast cancer diagnosis may be delayed in women with augmentation.…”