Baby Powder Cancer. Learn about the claims and research here. A jury awarded more than 4 billion to women who say johnson johnson s talc based baby powder gave them ovarian cancer.
In its natural form some talc contains asbestos a substance known to cause cancers in and around the lungs when inhaled see asbestos. A jury awarded more than 4 billion to women who say johnson johnson s talc based baby powder gave them ovarian cancer. A jury recently awarded a california.
However that amount was later reduced to 2 12 billion in june 2020.
In its natural form some talc contains asbestos a substance known to cause cancers in and around the lungs when inhaled see asbestos. Findings as far back as the early 1970s have tied talc based baby powder to ovarian cancer according to the fda. A jury awarded more than 4 billion to women who say johnson johnson s talc based baby powder gave them ovarian cancer. However that amount was later reduced to 2 12 billion in june 2020.