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Missouri woman sues L'Oreal over cancer claim

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A Missouri woman filed suit against L'Oreal, alleging she developed cancer using the French cosmetic company's hair-straightening products.

The plaintiff, Jennifer Mitchell, said she was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2018. She says she used L'Oreal's products since she was 10.

A U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Safety report recently linked hair-straightening products with an increased risk of developing uterine cancer.

Read more from Reuters.

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