Bladder Cancer
More study needed to assess dermal absorption of risky amines found in hair dye
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 16th, 2004
"A recent epidemiological study suggested that aromatic amines present in hair dyes may contribute to an increased risk of bladder cancer (Gago-Dominguez, et al. (2003) Carcinogenesis 24, 483-489). Moreover, a preliminary study linked frequent hair dye usage with elevated levels of DNA adducts of 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) in human epithelial breast cells (Gorlewska, et al, Proc. Am. Assoc. Cancer Res. 43, 1018-1019)," researchers in the United States report.
"Therefore, we sought to determine...
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