How grey hair and cancer may be linked

Each grey hair may be a sign that a cell has chosen to stop replicating rather than risk turning malignant. Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock

Grey hair is an inevitable hallmark of ageing. It’s a visual reminder of the passing years and all the bodily changes that accompany it.

But emerging scientific research is challenging this simple narrative – revealing that those silver strands on our heads could be an outward sign of our body’s own intricate defences against cancer.