Woman sues five companies alleging their chemical hair-straightening products caused her uterine cancer Tuesday, October 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Jenny Mitchell said she first started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade.Nearly two decades later, Mitchell, now 32, was diagnosed with uterine cancer, despite having no family history of the disease. She said she had... Read More.
Hair-straightening chemicals may be linked to uterine cancer risk, study finds Wednesday, October 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Women who use chemical hair-straightening products may be at a higher risk for uterine cancer, and Black women may be more affected due to their higher rate of use, according to a new study.The study, funded by the National Institutes of... Read More.