Johnson & Johnson is facing a new talcum power lawsuit from a Georgia couple, alleging the wife had developed ovarian cancer soon after using the company’s talc based baby powder.

The allegations relating to baby powder and ovarian cancer has become familiar in product liability lawsuits, as a number of women have reported this correlation.

Georgia plaintiff couple Nancy H. and Brannon H. are filing this talcum powder lawsuit after Nancy had allegedly developed ovarian cancer after years of using baby powder.

Before Nancy was alleging baby powder and ovarian cancer, she had worked for the Bibb County Board of Education as a Zone Coordinator in the Exceptional Students department.

According to her baby powder and ovarian cancer claims, Nancy had used the talcum powder products for approximately 33 years. She had used the talc products for a number of hygienic purposes, including applying the powder to her genital area.

During this time, Nancy had relied on the claims and instructions on the talcum powder warning label. At no point in time, did the company or their product’s warning label mention a possible correlation between talc based baby powder and ovarian cancer, Nancy claimed.

As a result of applying the talcum powder products to her genital area, Nancy had eventually developed ovarian cancer and was diagnosed in September 2007, the lawsuit states. Since her diagnosis, Nancy has undergone numerous cancer treatments but is thankfully in remission.

However many women are as not as lucky, as ovarian cancer can become quickly progress to different stages.

Overview of Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer Link

Talc is a magnesium based mineral that is ground up into fine powder, which Johnson & Johnson has capitalized on for generations.

Talcum powder has a number of hygiene purposes such as diaper rash and reducing friction, but has become especially popular for women to apply to their genital area for personal feminine hygiene.

However, by applying the powder to their genital area, the talc particles can enter the body through the vagina. After traveling through the fallopian tubes, the talc particles eventually become embedded in the patient’s ovaries.

These particles may cause normal cells to eventually evolve into ovarian cancer, which is treatable in early stages but fatal if left alone to progress.

Johnson & Johnson allegedly knew of this reported correlation between talcum baby powder and ovarian cancer for years, but had omitted it from the product’s warning label, the lawsuit claims.

Nancy is filing legal action against Johnson & Johnson for allegedly failing to warn her against this complication, and states that she would not have used the product if she had known about the risk.

This Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit is Case No. 5:16-cv-00355, in the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia, Macon Division.