It comes after a recent study found that Black women may be more affected due to their higher rate of use.
Mitchell said she was 8 years old when she began using relaxers to straighten her hair. At 28, she had a complete hysterectomy. "It is heartbreaking to hear from dozens and dozens of women calling our office who have been diagnosed with uterine cancer at such young ages," said Ben Crump, an attorney for Mitchell.
"There's a lot of different factors that play in, but unfortunately, uterine cancer remains a cancer with a very big disparity in outcomes," said Dr. Nita Lee, a gynecological oncologist at UChicago Medicine.
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