Use of Straighteners and Other Hair Products and Incident Uterine Cancer.
Che-Jung ChangKatie M O'BrienAlexander P KeilSymielle A GastonChandra L JacksonDale P SandlerAlexandra J WhitePublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
These findings are the first epidemiologic evidence of association between use of straightening products and uterine cancer. More research is warranted to replicate our findings in other settings and to identify specific chemicals driving this observed association.