HAIR DYES – CANCER
June 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEUSING hair dyes does not cause cancer, according to an assessment of 79 hair-dye studies conducted in 11 countries, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Scientists from around the world found there was no evidence that personal hair-dye users were at increased risk of breast or bladder cancer, although they discovered a "borderline effect" for haematopoietic cancers, such as leukaemia. "An association between hair dyes and cancer would be an important public-health concern," said Dr Bahi Takkouche from the University of ...
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