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Public health superintendence finds no cancer link to PIP breast implants
Superintendent of Public Health: No indication for women who have PIP breast implant to have implants removed or replaced.
4 January 2012, 12:00am
Matthew Vella
Matthew Vella
1 min read
The Public Health Superintendence said there may be some evidence to relate PIP implants with a slightly higher rupture rate when compared to other types of implants.
The Public Health Superintendence has found no scientific evidence to link PIP breast implants with an increased incidence of breast cancer.
But the superintendece there may be some evidence to relate these implants with a slightly higher rupture rate when compared to other types of implants.
The authority said the position and recommendations made by other European health authorities were also reviewed and evaluated, after French doctors last December claimed the breast implants caused breast cancer.
"The Superintendent of Public Health would like to reassure women there is no indication for women who have this type of breast implant to have their implants removed or replaced.
"In view of the possibility of an increased incidence of leakage from these implants, the Superintendent recommends that these women are to be followed up, preferably by an ultrasound scan, to ensure that there is no leakage of the implant. The frequency of the follow up and further management is to be determined by the surgeon on an individual patient basis," the superintendence said in a statement.
To date it has been ascertained that around 80 women have received such implants, the majority of them within the private sector.
The superintendence will continue to monitor developments in the area and will advise the general public should there be any further action that will need to be taken.
Matthew Vella, a freelance journalist at MaltaToday, was formerly executive editor at Malt...
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I fully agree with the comments posted by Maltabiss and I Fenech. I am very disappointed with the statement of the Public Health Superintendence. Europe and South Americans are assisting women who have PIP implants to remove or replace. PIP implants are far more risky for rapture than other implants. Bearing in mind that PIP implants are filled with non-approved fuel additive, they should be removed from humans!
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THEN HOW COME THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IS SAYING THAT THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THAT A NON-APPROVED FUEL ADDITIVE HAD BEEN USED IN THEIR MANUFACTURE? IS THE GOVERNMENT SHIRKING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO SAVE MONEY AND CONDEMN MALTESE WOMEN TO CANCER AND OTHER ILLS?
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Superintendent so many times. Is it a top secret to know who he is and what tests were effected to come to the conclusion that PIP is cancer free. All Europe is providing some sort of assistance to all women who wish to remove both implants. This is being done after personal complaints and a warrant of arrest for the manufacturer.
