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Long-term use of permanent hair dye -- in dark colors -- doubles a person's risk of certain blood cancers, new research shows.
Earlier studies have linked permanent hair dyes to bladder cancer as well as to the group of diseases known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
*Looks at the burgundy dye in her hair (which will be in her hair for the next 10 minutes). Looks at the black ends and the dye smeared across her shoulders and on her scalp, a dark red. Blinks.*
...I'm going to be a diabetic arthritic cancer patient who can't get out of bed because of my back and neck, aren't I?
Earlier studies have linked permanent hair dyes to bladder cancer as well as to the group of diseases known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
*Looks at the burgundy dye in her hair (which will be in her hair for the next 10 minutes). Looks at the black ends and the dye smeared across her shoulders and on her scalp, a dark red. Blinks.*
...I'm going to be a diabetic arthritic cancer patient who can't get out of bed because of my back and neck, aren't I?