What is known about breast implants and cancer, including rare implant-capsule conditions and symptoms that require assessment.
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Breast implants have not been shown to increase the usual types of breast cancer. Rare cancers can arise in the capsule around an implant, including breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, and risk varies by implant surface and other factors.
Persistent late swelling, a new mass, fluid around an implant, pain, firmness or a marked change in shape should be assessed. Routine follow-up and awareness are important, but implants do not require removal solely because a patient has no symptoms.
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