Articles Posted in Hair Relaxer

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Chemical hair relaxer (also known as “hair perm”) products are regularly used by many African American women in the U.S. Recent medical studies have now revealed that the chemicals in these products can cause breast cancer. Product liability lawsuits are now being filed by women who used hair relaxer for years and later developed breast cancer.

Chemical Hair Relaxers

Over 60,000 women in the U.S. get diagnosed with uterine cancer every year, making cancer of the uterus the 2^nd most common female cancer. Recently, uterine cancer has been linked to exposure to certain chemicals, putting this disease at the center of several mass torts, including hair relaxer lawsuits and Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits. On this page we provide a simple overview of uterine cancer from a medical standpoint and look at how it has become involved in litigation.

The Uterus

The uterus is the largest female reproductive organ. This pear-shaped organ is often called the “womb” and is where human life begins in the form of fetal development during pregnancy. The uterus is comprised of 3 separate parts: (1) fundus, (2) isthmus, and (3) cervix.