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Article: STUDY DISPUTES LINK OF HAIR DYE TO CANCER.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 2, 1994
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WASHINGTON -- It's OK to cover the gray. An American Cancer Society study finds almost no connection between hair dye and fatal cancers, a conclusion that is contrary to some earlier studies.
"For more than 99 percent of women who use hair dye, we found no increased risk of fatal cancer, even with long-term use," said Dr. Michael J. Thun, an American Cancer Society physician in Atlanta and lead author of a study appearing today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Thun said the conclusion is based on an analysis of data from 573,369 women enrolled in a cancer mortality study started in 1982 by the American Cancer ...