Hair Dye and Cancer Risk
If you or someone you care about spent a lot of time working with hair dye and developed cancer, you may be entitled to compensation.
We understand how challenging this can be, and we are here to help.
Why might you or a loved one be entitled to compensation?
Researchers have been studying the potential link between long-term use of hair dye and cancer.
Dovel & Luner are currently investigating potential claims for individuals who regularly work with hair dyes as part of their job (such as hairdressers, stylists, and other salon professionals) and have been diagnosed with cancer.
Exposure
When a person applies hair dye, some chemicals in the dye can be absorbed in small amounts through the skin or inhaled from fumes in the air.
Regularly using hair dye can lead to frequent and prolonged exposure to the potentially harmful chemicals in the dye.
What does the research say?
Researchers have used both lab-based studies and studies in people to determine if hair dyes can cause cancer (i.e. if they are carcinogenic). Most studies focused on specific types of cancers, including bladder and blood cancers.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer helps conduct and coordinate research into the causes of cancer. The IARC has concluded that workplace exposure to certain hair dyes as a hairdresser or barber is “probably carcinogenic to humans,” based on the data regarding bladder cancer.
The US National Toxicology Program has classified some chemicals used in hair dyes as “reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens.”
Read more from the American Cancer Society here.
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