WEEK 7 Feb 5th to 11th

   DYEING OF HAIR GIVES RISK OF CANCER

   To dye your hair, like so many fashion fancies, is shown to give cancer. In this particular instance it's the bladder that is the "victim". It's the so-called permanent dyes and the colors red and brown that are the most dangerous, according to the American scientist Manuela Gago-Dominguez.
   19 percent of the bladder cancer cases in Los Angeles County, California can be linked to the use of permanent dyes, a number probably not atypical across United States, says Gago-Dominguez MD PhD. And this number, high as it is, is nothing compared to those of hairdressers or barbers. They're five times more likely to develop bladder cancer. This has been reported in previous studies, however, but the cancer risk for personal use of dyes, that is a new discovery.
   It has always been known, however, that permanent dyes do contain cancer-inducing chemicals. Some of them are also causing genetic changes.