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- Title
Chemical hair straightening may increase uterine cancer risk.
- Authors
CARR, LINDSEY
- Abstract
The article research which examined the association of the use of straighteners and other hair products with uterine cancer. It references a study by Che-Jung Chang et al published in a 2022 issue of the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute." Topics covered include a comparison of the risk for uterine cancer in women who use and do not use these products, and the reason behind the greater adverse health effects of these products for Black women.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; UTERINE tumors; BLACK people; HAIR care products; RISK assessment; ADVERSE health care events; WOMEN'S health; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Contemporary OB/GYN, 2023, Vol 68, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
0090-3159
- Publication type
Article