Hairdressers, beauticians and accountants could be at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, a new study has found. Women working in sales, retail, clothing and construction industries may also have a heightened risk, according to research published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Exposure to agents, including talcum powder, ammonia, propellant gases, petrol and bleaches may also have an important role, the findings suggest. But the study authors said that "inferences from the results are limited" and more research is needed to examine the links between ovarian cancer risk and different occupations.
Researchers led by academics at the University of Montreal in Canada examined data on 491 Canadian women with ovarian cancer and compared it with 987 women without the disease.
