Permanent hair dyes linked to breast cancer (ASL – 12.5.19)

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Two common beauty products, permanent hair dyes and chemicals strainers, may be associated with an elevated risk for breast cancer.

On Wednesday the International Journal of Cancer published the study which tracked more than 46,000 women over several years.

Overall, women using permanent dye had a 9 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer.

Black women used permanent dye had a 45 percent higher risk of breast cancer, compared to non-users.

And those who use these products every eight weeks or more often had a 60 percent higher risk.

The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

All the women recruited in the study were breast-cancer free and had sisters who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Women in the study ranged in age from 35 to 74.

Researchers say more research is needed.

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