a variety of harmful exposures, which we have no control over,” said Llanos, an assistant professor of epidemiology with the Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
However, she added, “we should limit or reduce the possibility of harmful exposures when we are able to do so.”
But another expert said the study findings are inconclusive and don’t warrant a change in hair care.
Scientists have studied the potential risks of hair dye for decades, focusing on bladder cancer, leukemia, and breast cancer. There haven’t been any definitive findings yet. The American Cancer Society says most studies looking into hair dye and breast cancer have found no link between the two.
However, studies generally haven’t included black women, Llanos said.
For the new study, researchers asked 4,285 white and