Chemicals found in hair products increase viability of breast cancer cells in Black women

ATLANTA — Parabens, a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals widely found in hair and personal care products, promote viability and gene expression of a breast cancer cell line in Black women, according to data presented at ENDO 2022.
Researchers evaluated the effects of three types of parabens in the HCC1500 breast cancer cell line, which is typically found in Black women of West African ancestry, and compared the effects with those observed in the MCF-7 cell line, typically found in white women of European ancestry.
“The HCC1500 breast cancer cell line may be more sensitive to

ATLANTA — Parabens, a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals widely found in hair and personal care products, promote viability and gene expression of a breast cancer cell line in Black women, according to data presented at ENDO 2022.
Researchers evaluated the effects of three types of parabens in the HCC1500 breast cancer cell line, which is typically found in Black women of West African ancestry, and compared the effects with those observed in the MCF-7 cell line, typically found in white women of European ancestry.
“The HCC1500 breast cancer cell line may be more sensitive to