CellWell record HH-79869
Systematic Review of the Epidemiology of Hair Relaxer Use and Hormone-Sensitive Reproductive Outcomes Among Black Adult Women in the United States
Hernandez AM; Smith SJ; Vahora MS; Campbell D; Krevanko CF; Lewis RC; Pierce JS
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT ยท 2025
In plain language
A systematic review of seven cohort studies and one case-control study found no increased risk of breast, ovarian or uterine cancer from hair relaxer use in US Black women, with one study linking use to uterine leiomyomata.
- Evidence
- Established
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