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Article: Hair dye, cancer link weakened
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- May 26, 2005
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CHICAGO -- A review of nearly 40 years of research suggests that
hair dye poses little or no risk of cancer, as some fear.
Skeptics, however, say safety questions remain.
The report is the latest addition to a long debate over a cosmetic
practice used by millions worldwide. It is estimated that in Europe
and North America, one-third of women 18 and older and 10 percent of
men over 40 color their hair, the study said.
Researchers have gone back and forth over whether hair dyes pose
any cancer risk. The new analysis pooled results from nearly 80
previous studies on numerous types of cancer, including bladder,
breast, skin, leukemia and lymphoma.
Hair dye use was associated with either no ...