Wednesday, March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 - What is the status of talcum powder ovarian cancer cases are currently pending across the nation? Missouri: In 2016, Missouri saw three Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer cases render almost $200 million dollars in collective damages to plaintiffs. In early 2017, attorneys for 56 year-old Tennessean Nora Daniels began arguments in another Missouri state court proceeding, pursuing damages based on their assertions that she...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017 - Many women across the nation are anxious and frightened for their health, after using what they believed to be a totally harmless product—baby powder with talc—for many years. The first three talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits ended in favor of the plaintiffs, although Johnson & Johnson says they will appeal the last two decisions, and continues to maintain their product is safe...
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Thursday, January 05, 2017
January 04, 2017 - If you have received a diagnosis of ovarian cancer—and have been listening to the news regarding talcum powder’s role in ovarian cancer—you may be wondering whether your diagnosis had anything to do with the use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder with talc or Shower to Shower with talc. Three J & J talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits have...
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Friday, November 25, 2016
November 25, 2016 - Studies Linking Talcum Powder to Ovarian Cancer - In 1992, the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a study which concluded women who used baby powder with talc, on a weekly basis for feminine hygiene, were increasing their risk of developing ovarian cancer threefold. Two years later, the Cancer Prevention Coalition asked that the FDA require warnings on the labeling of talcum powder which would...
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Friday, October 28, 2016
October 28, 2016 - For the third time in less than a year, jurors in Missouri have hit pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson with a verdict in the millions--$70 million to be exact. This verdict, like the last two, concerns the ovarian cancer dangers associated with baby powder with talc....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
September 27, 2016 - In the early 1970’s, researchers looked at tissue samples, taken from women with diagnosed ovarian cancer, under a microscope. Of the 13 samples, ten showed talc fibers embedded in the ovarian tissues. This was, perhaps, the first indication that talc fibers could migrate up through the vagina, uterus and Fallopian tubes, finding their way to the ovaries...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
September 14, 2016 - First Indications that Talcum Powder Used for Feminine Hygiene Could Cause Ovarian Cancer - While there have been some 22 studies conducted on the subject of talcum powder and its link to ovarian cancer over the past thirty-five years, in fact, the first indication that talcum powder, when used in the perineal area, could potentially cause ovarian cancer, occurred in the early 1970’s. In 1971, British researchers analyzed 13 ovarian tumors under a microscope. The researchers found...
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Saturday, August 20, 2016
August 19, 2016 - If your baby powder ovarian cancer diagnosis occurred years ago, you may have real concerns regarding whether you will be able to definitively prove your ovarian cancer was the result of talc fibers in your ovaries. A federal law known as CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) governs clinical laboratories. In order to obtain and maintain CLIA accreditation, labs are required to...
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Monday, July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016 - The long term use of talcum powder may cause the talc fibers to transmigrate through the Fallopian tube and into the ovaries, causing inflammation and resulting in a latent risk of talcum powder ovarian serous invasive cancer. Ovarian serous invasive cancer is the most malignant form of ovarian cancers, accounting for approximately 70 percent of all cases.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016 - Talcum Powder Used for Feminine Hygiene Could Potentially Cause Cancer of the Reproductive Organs - In 1971, researchers found talc particles deeply embedded in the ovarian tumors of ten out of thirteen women. This led to the theory that talc particles can travel through the vagina and Fallopian tubes, into the ovaries, leading to talcum powder ovarian cancer...
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