Regular use of Dark & Lovely hair relaxer caused endometrial cancer diagnosis, after an Illinois woman applied the chemical straightener to her scalp for decades.
Women pursuing hair relaxer uterine cancer lawsuits point to DEHP, a phthalate some studies have linked to abnormal uterine and endometrial cell development.
Plaintiff had to undergo a myomectomy due to the development of uterine fibroids from hair relaxer products used for decades.
Lawsuit alleges that women face a future risk of uterine cancer and other injuries from Dark & Lovely, and other hair straighteners that will require life-long medical monitoring
Plaintiffs seek refunds and medical monitoring for women who bought and were exposed to Dark & Lovely hair relaxer chemicals
Plaintiff began using the products when she was only 10 years old, claiming chemicals in the hair relaxers caused uterine cancer to develop when she was 39 years old
Plaintiff was diagnosed with uterine fibroids at 29, and had to undergo a hysterectomy by age 41 according to the hair relaxer lawsuit.
Plaintiff alleges hair relaxer caused uterine fibroids when she was only 22, after exposure to toxic chemicals in L'Oreal products since she was six years old
Tissue collection systems are seen by some manufacturers as a safe way to use power morcellators without the previous cancer risks.
