Dark hair dye linked to breast cancer

That was a topic at beauty school, when I was there.  The better salon brands lack ammonia, and a lot of chemicals that the store brands have.  I don't know what you are using, but you may consider getting professional products on Amazon, if you do it yourself.  I'd stay the heck away from pitch black, with any brand.  That colorant has loads more chemicals, in order to take hold, than other, only slightly lighter shades. 

my hair is naturally a very dark brown/black too. I had Hodgkin's lymphoma as a child, so when my mom saw the article about a potential connection I knew dark colors would be off the table for me.I decided to go red/auburn instead of coloring black. My hairdresser says he just lightens my natural color to get the red color. No idea what he uses to turn the greys the same color. But he did say that over time the greys will become natural highlights as they take the color different

Thanks Lily2. I just take everything as it comes and see it as the next hurdle to jump and keep looking forward. If I didn't I think I'd go crazy. From your pic you look like you'd make a gorgeous redhead! Lightening our natural color also makes the shade of red/auburn look natural vs from a bottle. Post a pic if you decide to go that route. Would love to see it

65 yrs old, recently diagnosed, been coloring my med. brown hair for 15 yrs, an auburn color. Would like to continue to color it (chemo is not planned) auburn or a med golden brown. Any thoughts?