40 Breast Cancer Myths Busted With Facts

By Mark Jacob

17. Hair Straighteners
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Myth: African-American women can get breast cancer by using hair straighteners. As they use straightener more often than women in any nation.

Fact: In 2007, a study initiated by the National Cancer Institute concluded that the use of hair straighteners or relaxers doesn’t increase the risk of breast cancer. In this study, women who are using hair straightener from more than two decades and around seven times a day were also included.