In light of recent studies and the increased number of baby powder ovarian cancer lawsuits that have been filed, the connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer is hard to deny.

The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been facing the brunt of talcum powder liability lawsuits, with talcum powder users alleging that they developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s baby powder and Shower-to-Shower powder.

In fact, the first talcum powder lawsuit was recently filed by plaintiff Deane Berg. She had used the talcum powder for 32 years, and had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the 49 years of age.

Since then, other baby powder lawsuits have been on the rise alleging similar injuries against the company. Additionally, various scientific studies have been conducted regarding the potential connection, which found conflicting results.

Overview of the Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer Concern

An abstract of a meta-analysis conducted by the National Institutes of Health was published in the April 2003 issue of Anticancer Research. The data suggested the women who regularly used talcum powder on their genitals, carried a 33 percent greater risk of developing invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. This study was also published in the International Journal of Cancer in November 2004, and encouraged further inquiry.

According to the statistics provided by the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, nearly 14,000 women in the United States lost their lives to ovarian cancer in 2013.

Dr. Daniel Cramer, gynecologist, epidemiologist, professor, and researcher at Harvard University, confirms the law firms’ assessment, stating that 10 percent of all ovarian cancer cases in the country are caused by talcum powder.

A more recent study in 2009, conducted by Dr. Margaret Gates of the Harvard Medical School at Boston, found that women who used talcum powder on their genital area faced a 40 percent greater risk of developing ovarian cancer. This study collected data from the Nurse’s Health Study and the New England Case-Control Study, to achieve an adequate result.

Additionally, research indicates that women who regularly use talcum baby powder on their genital area increase their risk of ovarian cancer by 24 percent.

All of these studies point to an increased risk of ovarian cancer for talcum powder users, even though the percentages may vary.

File a Baby Powder Class Action Lawsuit Today

If you used Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder or Shower to Shower body powder and were diagnosed with ovarian cancer, you may qualify to participate in a Baby Powder Danger: Johnson’s Baby Powder Cancer, Shower to Shower Class Action Lawsuit Investigation. Family members of loved ones who died of baby powder cancer can also join. It’s absolutely free to participate, and the baby powder cancer lawyers working this investigation do not get paid unless you do.