A large Canadian study adds to evidence that women with breast implants do not face a higher risk of cancer or other major diseases, but they may have a higher-than-average rate of suicide.

Among the more than 40,000 women in the study, those who’d received cosmetic breast implants had lower-than-average risks of dying from breast cancer, heart disease and a host of other major diseases.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, are in line with those of several past studies. Despite concerns that implants might be a risk factor for cancer or other major illnesses, researchers have generally found lower risks among breast implant recipients.

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