Hair-straightening chemicals may be linked to uterine cancer risk, study finds
Lambada/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Women who use chemical hair-straightening products may be at a higher risk for uterine cancer, and Black women may be more affected due to their higher rate of use, according to a new study. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, found an association that women who self-reported frequent use of hair straightening products were more than twice as likely to later develop uterine cancer than women who did not use the products, but there was not enough evidence to prove the hair straightener caused the cancer. Uterine cancer, a type of cancer that...