Health Canada moves to ban textured implants linked to cancer

Health Canada is taking steps to ban textured breast implants following outcry from patients diagnosed with cancer linked to their implants and similar bans around the world. The federal health agency announced Thursday that it is advising implant-maker Allergan of plans to suspend licenses for Biocell breast implants, the only marco-textured implant available in Canada, calling the move “a precautionary measure.” Scientists have long known of the link between textured breast implant