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EP 125:Hidden Toxins in Hair Extension& Health Implications for Black Women-Dr Llanos & Dr Franklin

Podcast: Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast
Published: May 18, 2026
Duration seconds: 3007
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Summary

In this episode, Dr Adana Llanos (a cancer and molecular epidemiologist from Columbia University) and Dr Elissia Franklin (a Research Scientist with Silent Spring Institute) join me in discussing the significant study conducted by Silent Spring Institute where around 10 percent of the hair products samples contained toxins and other dangerous cancerous chemicals.