Study Links Breast Cancer to <br />Some Hair Dyes and Straighteners.<br />Based on the medical <br />records of 45,000 women, <br />the study was published in the <br />'International Journal of Cancer.'.<br />The study found that women who regularly <br />used a permanent hair dye had a 9 percent <br />higher chance of developing breast cancer.<br />The study revealed that <br />African American women who use <br />similar products face a risk several <br />times higher, closer to 65 percent.<br />Chemical hair straighteners <br />were also found to be linked <br />to a higher risk of breast cancer.<br />Researchers found that <br />this increase of risk was <br />close to 30 percent and was <br />consistent across all races.<br />I do believe the study gives us enough evidence to call for a prospective trial designed to specifically look at this one factor to see if the increased risk of cancer persists, Stephanie Bernik, MD, Chief of Breast Surgery at <br />Mount Sinai West, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Cancer researchers not <br />connected to the study recommend <br />further research into its findings
