{"id":16081,"date":"2017-11-04T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T08:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=16081"},"modified":"2018-06-21T18:44:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T13:14:49","slug":"dying-hair-frequently-may-linked-increased-risk-breast-cancer-new-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=16081","title":{"rendered":"Dying hair frequently may be linked to the increased risk of breast cancer, a new study says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Professor Kefah Mokbel, at the Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone, London, suggests that women should dye their hair not more than 2-5 times a year and who color their hair frequently may get 14 % increased risk of developing breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">He recommended using more natural products for hair, like henna, beetroot or rose hip. He further said, \u201cWhat I find concerning is the fact that the industry recommends women should dye their hair every four to six weeks.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cAlthough further work is required to confirm our results, our findings suggest that exposure to hair dyes may contribute to breast cancer risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cThe positive association between the use of hair dyes and breast cancer risk does not represent evidence of a cause-effect relationship,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Women are advised to reduce exposure to synthetic hair dyes to 2-6 times per year and undergo regular breast screening from the age of 40<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kefah mokbel (@breastguide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breastguide\/status\/919308177002418177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It would be preferable to choose hair dyes that contain the minimum concentration of aromatic amines suchas PPD (less than 2%)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kefah mokbel (@breastguide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breastguide\/status\/919308889967026176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is reasonable to assume that hair dyes that consist of natural herbal ingredients such as rose hip, rhubarb etc are safe.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kefah mokbel (@breastguide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breastguide\/status\/919310158316097536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sanna Heikkinen from the Finnish Cancer Registry told that separate Finnish research discovered a connection between women who develop breast cancer and use hair dye.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cWe did observe a statistical association between hair dye use and risk of breast cancer in our study,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">But just like Mokbel, Heikkinen too emphasized that scientists are not that certain of a cause-effect link.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cIt is not possible to confirm a true causal connection,\u201d she said. \u201cIt might be, for example, that women who use hair dyes also use other cosmetics more than women who reported never using hair dyes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Haircare professionals at the Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association says, hair dyes are subjected to strict safety requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Kefah Mokbel, at the Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone, London, suggests that women should dye their hair not more than 2-5 times a year and who color their hair frequently may get 14 % increased risk of developing breast cancer. 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