"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large study has found that women with breast implants show a lower-than-average risk of breast cancer, adding to evidence that silicone implants do not contribute to the disease.

In a study of more than 24,000 women who underwent breast augmentation in the 1970s and 1980s, Canadian researchers found that the women had a 43 percent lower rate of breast cancer compared with the general population. They also showed a lower-than-average risk of developing cancer of any kind.

The findings, published in the International Journal of Cancer, echo those of past studies showing that silicone-gel implants do not appear to be a cancer risk.

A recent study of Danish women followed for up to 30 years found no evidence of a higher risk of any cancer among implant recipients. "
http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2006/06/21/eline/links/20060621elin026.html
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