Jennifer Mitchell: Woman alleges L'Oreal's hair straightening products caused her uterine cancer in lawsuit

Jennifer Mitchell: Woman alleges L'Oreal's hair straightening products caused her uterine cancer in lawsuit
Jennifer Mitchell (R) has filed a lawsuit against L'Oreal for selling hair straightening chemicals that allegedly caused her uterine cancer (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for L'Oreal Paris and Screenshot/Daily Mail video)

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS: A Missouri woman has reportedly sued beauty giant L'Oreal, claiming that she developed uterine cancer and was rendered infertile as a result of chemicals in the company's hair straightening products. Jennifer Mitchell, 32, lost the chance to conceive naturally after being diagnosed with the disease in 2018 and had to undergo a hysterectomy.

According to the Daily Mail, the 32-year-old claimed that she began using chemical hair straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade and had no known cancer history. As per Mitchell, the phthalates and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals in L'Oreal products caused her cancer due to regular and prolonged exposure. A recent NIH study discovered that uterine cancer risk was doubled for individuals who used hair straightening chemical products more frequently than four times annually compared to those who used them less frequently. Although there is a "probable" correlation, scientists cannot say for sure that the items cause cancer. After learning about the study last week, Mitchell, a resident of Waynesville, claimed to have been "shocked" and speculated that "this could be the answer to my diagnosis."

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