CIR Panel: Epidemiology Evidence Still Lacking Regarding Possible Hair Dye-Cancer Links
Executive Summary
Potential connections between hair-dye use and cancer incidence have been just hazily sketched in epidemiological studies to date, signaling a need for more targeted, better-designed investigations, CIR’s Expert Panel says. The group finalized a related resource document at its December meeting in Washington after multiple rounds of revisions and outside expert input.
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