UK health experts say no cancer link to breast implants by French company

As medical authorities in France are expected to tell some 30,000 women with a certain type of breast implant - manufactured by Poly Implant Prosthese - to have them removed, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said there is no evidence to support removal of the implants.

According to Sky News, some 50,000 British women are believed to have the implants.

The health watchdog said it has reviewed available evidence for association of cancers for women with breast implants in consultation with the relevant UK professional bodies for breast surgery and surgical oncology and has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to indicate any association with cancer.

The MHRA added that women, who are concerned about their breasts or think that their implants may have ruptured, should seek clinical advice from their implanting surgeon.

France's call to the 30,000 women follows the death of a French woman who died from a rare form of cancer, called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The implants are with an unapproved gel and have been linked with the woman's death.