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“Seventeen chemicals identified were linked to breast cancer including dibutyl phthalate and DEHP”
by Claretta Bellamy View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-18T17:43:08+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-18

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Seventeen of the chemicals identified were linked to breast cancer, including dibutyl phthalate and DEHP, which are both used to increase flexibility in plastics.

Extracted from: Harmful chemicals lurk in extensions and braiding hair marketed to Black women, study finds ,

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“Seventeen of the chemicals identified were linked to breast cancer, including dibutyl phthalate and DEHP, which are both used to increase flexibility in plastics.”

Harmful chemicals lurk in extensions and braiding hair marketed to Black women, study finds

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Claim ID CLM-84496F03
Slug seventeen-chemicals-identified-were-linked-to-breast-cancer-84496f03
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Captured 215 d ago
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Health Cancer