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.
Frequent use of the products is defined as more than four times in the previous year, according to the study, which included more than 33,000 women between the ages of 35 to 74. Dr. Madeliene Gainers, a board-certified dermatologist, called the study's findings a "huge concern for Black women," who have long used hair straightening and relaxing products in part because of the hair bias they face in society, including in workplaces and schools.
Gainers said chemicals from hair products can be absorbed into the body, where they may disrupt the body's hormonal balance, resulting in cancers and other medical issues. Uterine cancer rates have also been rising in Black women in general, so there could be an association that is not directly caused by using chemical hair-straightening products.
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