Raised Cancer Risks With Certain Hair Products

There is now new research that finds women who use hair dye or chemical relaxers might have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. This particular study was led by researchers from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and has been published in the journal Carcinogenesis. Breast cancer starts in breast cells and is the second most common cancer worldwide, and mostly in women. Nearly 1.7 million cases globally were diagnosed with breast cancer in women in 2012.

Breast cancer is the 2^nd most common cancer in women in the U.S. after skin cancer. Even though deaths …read more