Tag: talcum powder and cancer

Anxiety looms over the use of talc powder as Johnson & Johnson once again lost a costly court case when a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, awarded $55 million to a woman who claimed using J&J’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for feminine hygiene purposes caused her to develop ovarian cancer.

The safety of one of the most ubiquitous personal products recently spurred concern worldwide when a US jury verdict linked the regular use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and Shower to Shower talcum powder to a woman’s death from ovarian cancer.