Hello Forum Members,
I have been perusing this site for a month now to find info on how to help my teen daughters' hair come back to life after years of overprocessing. I have found some usefull information and in the process have grown attached (almost addicted) to so many of you.
I just received an email regarding the link to Black hair care products and breast cancer. I've searched scambuster.org to make sure it's not a scam but there was no info on this email.
Anyway, if there is anyone with any additional information, please share. The article is below:
> >| PITTSBURGH UNIVERSITY | > > > >| CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ONCOLOGY | > > > >| Black Breast Cancer Linked to Hair Care | > > > >| by Allegra Battle | > > > >| For the New Pittsburgh Courier | > > > >| | > > > >| Every year, thousands of American women are diagnosed with some | > > > >| form of breast cancer. While white women are more likely to get the | > > > >| disease than any other racial group, African-American women are | > > > >| more likely to die from breast cancer because the disease is | > > > >| usually detected later. | > > > >| | > > > >| There are many risk factors for breast cancer, such as family | > > > >| history, age and possibly-what type of hair care products women | > > > >| buy. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, | > > > >| Center for Minority Health are looking into the link between | > > > >| African-American beauty products and breast cancer. | > > > >| | > > > >| The University of Pittsburgh research is based on a study by Dr. | > > > >| Chandra M. Tiwary, who studied a group of African-American girls | > > > >| that developed breasts and pubic hairs as toddlers. Dr. Tiwary | > > > >| identified one common factor with these young girls-all of their | > > > >| mothers had been using hair creams to fix the girls' hair and the | > > > >| creams contained hormones. The girls stopped developing breasts | > > > >| when their mother's stopped using the hair creams. According to Dr. | > > > >| Devra Davis, Director for the Center of Environmental Oncology at | > > > >| the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Dr. Tiwary's study | > > > >| is very powerful. | > > > >| | > > > >| "The more hormones a woman is exposed to in her lifetime, the | > > > >| greater her risk of breast cancer," said Dr. Davis. | > > > >| | > > > >| Many African-American shampoos, styling gels and cosmetics contain | > > > >| several chemicals that are known to act like estrogens when placed | > > > >| on the scalp or body. These products are not regulated by the Food | > > > >| and Drug Administration. | > > > >| | > > > >| "The FDA only regulates cosmetics after they are released to the | > > > >| market place, if something is called a drug, than it is regulated | > > > >| by the FDA but if it is a cosmetic then it is not subject to the | > > > >| same level of scrutiny as are drugs," Dr. Davis said. | > > > >| | > > > >| This study has many women, wanting to take a closer look at the | > > > >| personal care products they buy. | > > > >| | > > > >| "We need to learn to be better consumers and read labels. We want | > > > >| to look our best, and we trust the people who make these | > > > >| products-we assume that the product is made for us to feel and look | > > > >| better," said breast cancer survivor, Evelyn Missouri of | > > > >| Versailles. | > > > >| | > > > >| Missouri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984. She had a | > > > >| lumpectomy, where doctors removed part of her breast, and | > > > >| fortunately all of the cancer was taken out. She said her cancer | > > > >| was caused by prolonged exposure to an oral contraceptive with | > > > >| estrogen, and was never told that it was risky for women to be on | > > > >| birth control pills for more than 20 years. | > > > >| | > > > >| "I think lack of knowledge had a lot to do with it, I never thought | > > > >| about cancer in my life," Missouri said. | > > > >| | > > > >| Like Missouri, LaVerne P. Freeman's breast cancer was not directly | > > > >| caused by chemicals in personal care products. Freeman died in | > > > >| October of 1998, and her daughter Harriett C. Jackson of Duquesne | > > > >| said her mother had natural hair, and rarely used hair care | > > > >| products at all. | > > > >| | > > > >| "Cancer is a complex disease; it arises from many different | > > > >| things," Dr. Davis said. | > > > >| | > > > >| Even though cancer is complex, there are many risk factors that | > > > >| women can avoid to lower the chance of the disease that include, | > > > >| smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding excessive | > > > >| alcohol use.
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