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Statistics out of the United States reveal that black American women are more likely than white American women to be afflicted by breast cancer at earlier ages.
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Additionally, such breast cancer is the more aggressive type, and more likely to be discovered at an advanced stage. Why are black women so unlucky?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists have found links between hair relaxers and breast cancer.

Hair relaxers contain known cancer-causing chemicals. And it\u2019s not just relaxers. Some hair dyes have also been linked to increased risk of breast cancer.<\/p>

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Breast cancer is not the only thing to worry about. Some of the ingredients in hair dyes and relaxers have also been linked to uterine cancer and leukaemia.<\/p>

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