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Alejandro Pérez Fidalgo

Assistant doctor at the Oncology Department of the Hospital Clínico de Valencia and INCLIVA researcher

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Hairdresser
cancer
Reaction to the study associating an increased risk of ovarian cancer with professions such as hairdressing and beautician

A Canadian study has examined whether there is a link between occupation and risk of ovarian cancer. After analysing data from nearly 500 women diagnosed with the disease and nearly 900 controls, they found that working for more than ten years in professions such as hairdressing or beauticians triples the risk of ovarian cancer. The risk also increases in occupations such as accountants or those related to the textile industry. The results are published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.