Park A J, Black R J, Watson A C
Department of Plastic Surgery, St John's Hospital, Livingston, UK.
Br J Surg. 1993 Sep;80(9):1097-100. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800800907.
Recent worldwide media speculation that silicone gel-filled breast implants may be linked to an increased incidence of breast and other cancers, and connective tissue disease (particularly systemic sclerosis) has caused concern to the medical profession and public alike. Until carefully controlled studies have been performed to prove the safety of these implants, the US Food and Drug Administration has restricted their use to research and breast reconstruction. Research has so far failed to prove a causative relationship between silicone implants and cancer or connective tissue disorders.
最近，全球媒体猜测，填充硅胶的乳房植入物可能与乳腺癌及其他癌症发病率增加以及结缔组织疾病（尤其是系统性硬化症）有关，这引起了医学界和公众的关注。在美国食品药品监督管理局进行仔细对照研究以证明这些植入物的安全性之前，已将其使用限制在研究和乳房重建方面。迄今为止，研究未能证明硅胶植入物与癌症或结缔组织疾病之间存在因果关系。
