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Article: Study Finds Minimal Cancer Risk From Use of Hair Dye
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 2, 1994
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Women who use permanent black hair dyes for at least 20 years are
at increased risk of dying of two very rare types of cancer, a new
study has found.
But no other cancers were found to be associated with use of any
other permanent hair dyes. And since less than 1 percent of hair-dye
users have used black hair dye for more than 20 years, the study was
described as reassuring by the authors.
In contrast, a statement released by the National Cancer
Institute emphasized that other recent reports have found a stronger
link between hair dyes and cancer risk.
"Because hair dye use is common in the United States, and
because people who apply hair dyes as part of their work have been
shown to ...