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"Despite an overall decline in invasive breast cancer in the United States in recent years, African-American women, particularly younger ones, have not seen a significant decline in their rates, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Although white women have the highest overall breast cancer incidence rates, African-American women under age 40 have a significantly higher incidence of breast cancer as well as a higher rate of death from breast cancer than do white women. Furthermore, African-Americans with breast cancer die at a younger age than women in other groups."

Ayesha Fleary, author/ entreprenuer
New York, New York
E-mail: mixeduphairbook@aol.com

Excerpt from the book: I wanted to do this book, mainly to advocate using natural ingredients and products. As women of color we are the highest consumers of hair products. Black hair care is a billion dollar industry. Studies show that, "blacks bought an estimated one out of three hair products sold." Earl Ofari Hudson, PhD. states that, "the five giant hair product manufacturers, Proctor & Gamble, Helene Curtis, Alberto-Culver, Bristol Meyers, and Johnson & Johnson" and their subsidiary companies, "dominate the hair care industry and are household names among black women." When it comes to black hair, they focus their product marketing on black hair that has been chemically altered.

If you've ever researched the main ingredients in some of the mainstream products, you will see that nearly most of the main ingredients have cancer causing potential. Do a search, on any chemical index, using the chemical ingredients on the back of those bottles and you will see that, although low in percentages, it will identify any one of those ingredients as a potential cancer carcinogen. Let's add all the ingredients of one bottle, that have a small potential to cause cancer, and the small potential from one ingredient will increase to an even greater potential over 5 ingredients. Now think about how many products goes into grooming the hair for the day, and you will start to see the increase risks. Although, cancer in Black women cannot be linked to cosmetics, you need to start wondering why we are at the highest risk of developing and dying from cancer, than other racial groups.

Sis Ayesha has decided to donate 75% of her book sales to M.O.B.B. With support like this, we can continue to do what we do! Email us to inquire how: info@mobbb.org.