Hair Relaxers Contribute To Breast Uterine And Ovarian Cancer

Certain cancers may be inevitable due to endocrine system disruption

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 - Thousands of hair relaxer lawsuits may be filed this year as women are alerted to the dangers of using the product regularly. Once a woman is made aware of the connection between using chemical hair straighteners and developing uterine cancer, breast, and ovarian cancer, they should reconsider using the product. Unfortunately, quiting hair straighteners is not easy because doing so will dramatically alter a woman's appearance. Consequently, many women believe that the benefits of chemical hair straighteners outweigh the risks to their health, and will continue to use them.

Yet another study has been published that points to a concrete link between those who use chemical hair relaxer straighteners, sold predominately to Black women, and endocrine system disruption leading to cancer. Researchers have discovered that hair commercial hair straightening products contain hazardous chemicals that may disrupt the endocrine system, and could have carcinogenic properties. Chemical hair straightener use may lead to cancerous fibroid tumors necessitating a partial or radical hysterectomy to treat the disease. A hysterectomy will leave the patient unable to ever bear children and can be one of the most mentally dilapidating medical procedures to endure. Getting a cancer diagnosis may leave a woman in disbelief, especially if they have lived a healthy lifestyle, never smoked, and does not have a history of cancer in their family. Women who use chemical hair straighteners may risk developing breast cancer, a woman's worse nightmare. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute study begins the explanation of their study of uterine cancer rates among Black women "Hair products may contain hazardous chemicals with endocrine-disrupting and carcinogenic properties. Previous studies have found hair products used to be associated with a higher risk of hormone-sensitive cancers including breast and ovarian cancer." The study concluded, "These findings are the first epidemiologic evidence of an association between the use of straightening products and uterine cancer." Uterine cancer is a deadly disease with 65 950 new cases and 12 550 deaths expected in 2022, approximately one out of every three cases. Uterine cancer risks may increase the more a woman uses chemical hair straighteners according to medical experts. The JNCI study told readers that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) found in chemical hair straighteners contribute to uterine cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer because of their ability to alter hormones. In addition to an endocrine system disruption, chemical hair straighteners may emit toxic formaldehyde fumes when heated during styling. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that inhaling toxic formaldehyde gas could lead to cancer and other disorders. In light of those findings, Beauty Salon owners should take immediate measures to ventilate their salon or toxic fumes. Lawsuits also allege that chemical hair straighteners may cause fibroid tumors that may require dangerous surgery and leave a woman unable to bear children. Experts have concluded that regular users of chemical hair straighteners had a much higher chance of developing hair relaxer breast cancer than women who did not use them.

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