More than four decades of medical literature document the link between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer. One expert estimates that more than 10,000 women each year develop ovarian cancer as a result of using baby powder or body powder that contains talc.
If you’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and think it could be linked to your use of talc-based baby powder, you may be entitled to compensation.
When talc products such as baby powder are used in the genital region, talc particles can travel through the female reproductive system to the ovaries. Talc particles that stay in the ovaries for many years, can cause inflammation, creating an environment that is favorable for the growth of cancer cells.
Women who have used talc-based baby powder on a weekly basis face a 33% increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, while women who have used talcum powder on a daily basis face a 41% increased risk of ovarian cancer.
Researchers have known for more than thirty years that using talcum powder in the genital area is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer. However, the substance is not regulated in the United States and no product warning labels are attached to talcum powder products.
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades.
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $55 million in damages to a woman who claims its talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer . . . the second such judgment against the manufacturer in 3 months.
Helping the Injured is looking for women who have been diagnosed with epithelial or unknown ovarian cancer from 2006 to present with biopsy of pathology: