PIP: Breast implants for cancer centers
The company PIP (Poly Implant Prosthesis) breast implants would have provided a multitude of cancer centers in 2010.
Prostheses dangerous
Remember, PIP is at the heart of the controversy in France for products manufactured using industrial silicone, a substance does not comply with regulations. Following the death of lymphoma in a woman with implants, the government has even used the IPP clients and encourages them to be removed implants as a precautionary measure.
Several centers fighting against cancer , such as the Institut Curie and Institut Gustave Roussy, have used the products as part of breast reconstruction in women with the disease . Experts believe that the affordability of implants have contributed to its popularity. At least sixteen of eighteen clinics have used the defective implants.
