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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

June 06, 2016 - Does Long Term Exposure to Talcum Powder Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk? Many women have begun hearing about the Johnson & Johnson lawsuits from women who have developed ovarian cancer after using J & J’s baby powder with talc and Shower to Shower with talc for feminine hygiene. Most of these women used talcum powder for an extended period of time. In fact, the...

May 16, 2016 - Information on the different types of Ovarian Cancers: Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Approximately 90 percent of all ovarian cancer tumors are classified as epithelial tumors, meaning the cancer begins in the ovary’s surface layer.  Epithelial ovarian cancer is the sixth most-common cancer in women, as well as the second most-common genital tract malignancy following endometrial cancer. Typically...

May 11, 2016 - How Does Talcum Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer? Most women have seen a commercial on television or read something on the Internet about talcum powder cancer...it is difficult to equate those images with baby powder cancer...two recent plaintiff awards against Johnson & Johnson in talcum powder lawsuits ($72 million and $55 million)...more and more women are coming forward with questions about talc, talc fibers, and whether they should file a talcum powder lawsuit or speak to a talcum powder ovarian cancer attorney.

May 02, 2016 - Talcum Powder Long Term Exposure Ovarian Cancer Risk - Many women in the United States have heard about the recent studies linking the use of talcum powder in the genital region to ovarian cancer. Currently there are more than 1,200 lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson by women who believe their ovarian cancer diagnosis is related to the use of...