Use of hair straighteners and chemical relaxers and incidence of non-reproductive cancers
Use of hair straighteners and chemical relaxers may be associated with a higher incidence of thyroid cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Che-Jung Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-7572)
- James L. Bailey
- Symielle A. Gaston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-1592)
- Katie M. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1931-1349)
- Dale P. Sandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6776-0018)
- Chandra L. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-8272)
- Alexandra J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-2945)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US)
- Scientific Consulting Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2025-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf280
- Primary Topic
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00