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Rethink Hair Color-Cancer Link

PCPC notes association is not the same as causation.

The $64.3 billion salon industry (Source: 2018 Professional Salon Industry Hair Care study) following the release of a study that linked hair dye and chemical straightener use and breast cancer risk in a large US population of black and white women, according to the International Journal of Cancer. Many hair products contain endocrine‐disrupting compounds and carcinogens potentially relevant to breast cancer, said the report. Products used predominately by black women may contain more hormona...

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