Two other cases have been filed in California and New York against L'Oreal and other cosmetic companies, alleging a link between chemical hair products and cancer diagnoses, Debrosse Zimmermann said.

"We envision that we will continue to file on behalf of more women, that other companies will do the same, that more and more women will come forward," she said.

Mitchell's lawsuit was filed days after a study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study estimated that among women who regularly used hair styling chemical, the risk of developing uterine cancer by age 70 was about 4 percent. Among women who had not used hairdressing chemical in the previous 12 months, the study estimated a 1.6 percent risk of developing uterine cancer by age 70.

Black women tend to use these chemical hair straightening products more frequently than white women, the researchers noted.

Data from the study showed that the link between hair straighteners and cases of uterine cancer was strongest among black women, who made up just 7.4 percent of study participants but accounted for 59.9 percent of those who reported ever using hair straighteners.

Several factors may play a role in the increased use of hair straightening products: Eurocentric beauty standards and social pressures associated with microaggressions and threats of discrimination placed on black and Latina women in the workplace, as well as the required versatility in changing hairstyles and self-expression.

"Black women have for too long been victims of dangerous products marketed specifically to them," Crump said in a press release. "Black hair has always been beautiful and always will be beautiful. But black women are told they must use these products to meet society's standards. We may find that Ms. Mitchell's tragic case is one of the countless examples of companies misleading black women to increase profits."

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