With thousands of baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuits currently filed against Johnson & Johnson—and several large lawsuit losses for J & J over the past two years—women across the country may now be wondering whether their use of baby powder with talc for feminine hygiene purposes could potentially harm their health. Years prior to these lawsuits, Dr. Daniel Cramer studied talc extensively, noting that...

Camp Lejeune is one of the biggest—and busiest—military bases in the United States. Located in North Carolina on the Atlantic Ocean, Camp Lejeune’s most dubious claim to fame recently is being implicated in one of the most extensive toxic water scandals in the United States. Between 1953 and 1987, those stationed at and working at Camp Lejeune were potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water. The water that those at the Camp drank, bathed in...

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You may have heard of the large Johnson & Johnson verdicts in favor of plaintiffs who sued the pharmaceutical giant, claiming they were diagnosed with ovarian cancer as a result of using Johnson & Johnson baby powder with talc or Shower to Shower with talc. Although Johnson & Johnson continues to maintain their talcum powders are safe, some studies on the issue prove differently. It appears that when women use talcum powder for feminine hygiene purposes...

September 06, 2021 - What Is Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer? An ever-growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the use of talcum powder for feminine hygiene can significantly increase a woman’s chances of developing ovarian cancer. The longer a woman uses talcum powder in the genital region, the more likely she is to develop ovarian cancer. While about one in every 75 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime, unlike...