Does hair dye use really increase the risk of prostate cancer?

BMC Cancer

Correspondence

Bang-Ping Jiann¹ 

[1] Division of Basic Medical Research, Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Dajhong 1st Road, Zuoying District, 813, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, 112, Taipei, Taiwan;

关键词: Hair dyes;    Prostate cancer;    Personal use;    External validity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12885-017-3656-z

 received in 2016-05-10, accepted in 2017-09-24,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Recently, Shu-Yu Tai et al. reported that personal hair dye use increased risk of prostate cancer with a dose-response effect. Although hair dyes were identified as carcinogenic in animals and increased risk of some cancers among hairdressers, the existing epidemiological data did not support that personal hair dye use increased risk of cancers, even for bladder cancer. Given that Tai et al.’s report of a potential hazard of personal hair dye use on risk of prostate cancer was particular, the methodology of the study was scrutinized and some flaws were found including the issue of external validity.

【 授权许可】

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