Talc Is The Focus Of Many Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits

April 12, 2017 – – A number of lawsuits involving talc and specifically, Johnson & Johnson, have come to light. Johnson & Johnson has been the target of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s popular talc based products have led to the development of ovarian cancer.

A representative for talcumpowder.org says, “These ovarian cancer lawsuits all focus on the fact that Johnson & Johnson knew that there was a link between the use of talc on the genital area and the development of ovarian cancer. The lawsuits allege that the company knew about this link yet continued to ignore it and market their products for use in women’s hygiene.”

The products, Shower-to-Shower and Johnson’s Baby Powder, were marketed toward women to use in their daily hygiene regime and they have been on the shelves of drug stores and other establishments for years. Many plaintiffs in these cases state that they have used the products for the purpose of which they were marketed for more than 20 years.

“There are literally thousands of women who are actively seeking compensation because of this,” says the spokesperson for talcumpowder.org. “These women trustingly used the products in the way that they were told was safe but might have developed cancer as a result.”

Johnson & Johnson has already paid out millions of dollars in settlements to women who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using their products regularly for a long period of time. Many court dates have been pushed forward due to plaintiffs whose cancer is terminal and who are not expected to live past six months.

Allegations against the pharmaceutical company state that they knew for years that the link between talc and ovarian cancer was evident, yet they ignored that information and continued to push women to use their products. Doctors in some cases have identified talc particles inside ovarian tissue that has developed cancer. These particles have also been found inside lymph nodes, which indicates that the mineral can travel up the vagina and Fallopian tubes and into abdominal spaces.

Studies published just last year show an increased risk of developing cancer by 33 percent when using talc based products. Lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson state that the company was aware of these risks yet they did nothing to take those popular products off the shelves.

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