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Victims Diagnosed With Various Cancers After Using Hair Relaxers and Straightening Products Can Get Justice and Potential Compensation

Victims Diagnosed With Various Cancers After Using Hair Relaxers and Straightening Products Can Get Justice and Potential Compensation

Shield Legal Network urges black women diagnosed with the following types of cancers after using hair relaxers and hair straightening products to request a free, private case review:

  • Uterine Cancer
  • Breast Cancer

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The Study Revealing the Cancer Connection Caused By Hair Relaxers and Hair Straighteners

A major study by the National Institutes of Health revealed that frequent use of chemical hair-straightening products could put women at a higher risk of developing uterine cancer than those who did not.

Although the study did not find that the relationship between straightener and uterine cancer differed by race, it warned that the impacts may be greater for Black women because of a higher prevalence of use.

About 60% of the participants self-identified as Black women in the study, which was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Chemical exposure from hair product use, especially straighteners, could be more concerning than other personal care products due to increased absorption through the scalp which may be exacerbated by burns and lesions caused by straighteners.

“We estimated that 1.64% of women who never used hair straighteners would go on to develop uterine cancer by the age of 70; but for frequent users, that risk goes up to 4.05%,” said Alexandra White, PhD, head of the NIEHS Environment and Cancer Epidemiology group and lead author of the study.

The researchers used data from more than 33,000 women taking part in the Sister Study, a large, ongoing study looking for risk factors for breast cancer and other health conditions.

The Shield Legal Network team offers victims diagnosed with cancer after using hair relaxers and hair straightening products a free, private case evaluation to seek justice and potential compensation.

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More Details on the Study Revealing the Cancer Connection Caused By Hair Relaxers and Hair Straighteners

Using chemical hair straightening or relaxer products has been shown to more than double the risk of uterine cancer in women.

All consumers that were diagnosed with uterine cancer after using chemical hair straightening products may be eligible for compensation from a hair straightener lawsuit.

Consumers may be able to file a chemical hair straightener lawsuit if they:

  • Used chemical hair straightening products or relaxers
  • Were later diagnosed with endometrial or uterine cancer

Affected consumers can take a stand against the companies that made these products and seek compensation that can help pay for medical treatment.

Our attorneys work to make the legal process as stress-free as possible by handling every step on the consumer’s behalf.

This process generally involves the hair straightener lawyer and the legal team:

  • Confirming the case qualifies for legal action
  • Building that case by collecting evidence (ie. medical records, testimony, etc.)
  • Filing the hair straightener claim within legal deadlines
  • Negotiating a lawsuit settlement with the defendant(s)
  • If no settlement is reached, taking the defendant(s) to trial

Companies that manufacture personal care items bring in over $42 billion in revenue each year. 

Without a doubt, these large corporations have the resources to conduct the necessary studies to ensure their products are safe.

And, when a company learns that its product contains a potentially harmful substance, the company has a duty to consumers to inform them.

Rather than pull the potentially dangerous products from shelves and conduct further research—or at least issue a warning to consumers—L’Oréal and other companies continued selling these products.

Product liability claims are one of the only ways consumers have to hold large corporations accountable for the harm their products cause.

The Shield Legal Network team believes that black women diagnosed with cancer after using hair relaxers and hair straightening products should receive justice and potential compensation.

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