Claim: Hairdressers have a higher cancer risk because of chemicals at work, a study shows.
Fact-check: Study didn't show 'hairdressers have a higher cancer risk because of chemicals at work' - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not what the study says. one of its authors has confirmed the research was exploratory and established no definite associations between people's jobs and their risk of ovarian cancer.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-07-19T00:00:00