Can Macrolane cause cancer?
Macrolane™ VRF 20/30 are NASHA™ gels and as such consist of stabilized hyaluronic acid (20 mg /ml gel, i.e. ca. 2 % vol /vol ) and 98 % water. Due to the only very slight (< 1%) stabilization of the hyaluronic acid in the NASHA gels, the hyaluronic acid therein is practically the same as naturally occurring hyaluronic acid present in joints and tissues in the human body. Therefore the NASHA implants are fully biocompatible and recognized by natural hyaluronic acid degrading enzymes (such as hyaluronidases). The onset of cancer, including breast cancer, is a long sequentially occurring multi-step process, involving both endogenous (changes in our genetic material) and exogenous factors (for example our life-style). The steps a normal cell has to pass through to become a cancer cell are: • Initiation (for example through mutation of our genetic material (DNA) induced by ionizing radiation or by the action of toxic chemicals in the environment , and /or through altered cell to cell commun
