Hair Dye Dangers

Hair dye may be a must for your hair style fashion, but it may also increase your risk for certain types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a blood cancer involving the lymph nodes, according to a recent study conducted by Yale University published in the 'American Journal of Epidemiology.' The study found that women who started dyeing prior to 1980 had a 30 percent increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, compared with those who had never used hair dye. Among women who began using hair dye in 1980 or later, there was an increased risk only for those using dark colored dye.