A new study conducted at the National Institutes of Health indicates a tends towards higher risk of developing breast cancer in women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners. Known as the Sister Study, data from 46,709 women "found that women who regularly use permanent hair dye...were 9% more likely to develop breast cancer" than those that didn't use this hair product.
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Study mentioned: Eberle CE, Sandler DP, Taylor KW, White AP. Hair dye and chemical straightener use and breast cancer risk in a large US population of black and white women. Int J Cancer. 2019 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32738 [Epub ahead of print]
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