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ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Jenny Mitchell said she first started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade. Nearly two decades later, Mitchell, now 32, was diagnosed with uterine cancer, despite having no family history...
A startling new study has found an association between hair-straightening chemicals and uterine cancer, leaving many women who use the products with questions about the safety of the popular hair-care routine.
The findings are a concern for Black women, researchers say, who are far more likely to report using straightening products such as relaxers.
The use of chemical hair straightening products is associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer, a new study suggests.
A 2002 study, published October 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , is showing that there's evidence of association betwe en use of hair-straightening products and uteri...