Breast Implant Associated Cancer is a rare cancer of the immune system. It is not breast cancer.
Updates
TGA (Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration) update on breast devices
20 September 2022: The TGA advised of emerging reports from the US, of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas found in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants. These are not the same as BIA-ALCL and they are not breast cancers. The TGA wrote, ‘The risk of squamous cell carcinoma and other lymphomas occurring in the tissue around breast implants appears to be extremely rare.’ Read in full.
TGA
Visit the TGA’s dedicated breast implant hub for information about breast implants, including information about Breast Implant Associated Cancer .
Breast Implant Associated Cancer is a rare cancer of the immune system. It is not breast cancer.
- FOR CONSUMERS: Breast implant associated cancer (BIA-ALCL): Information for consumers | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
- FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: BIA-ALCL: Information for health professionals | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
- UPDATED SAFETY ALERT: Breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Safer Care Victoria
Safer Care Victoria
Provides information about BIA-ALCL for the Victorian public.