For years, consumers were told that talcum powder products such as baby powder and body powder were gentle, safe and effective to use, but a growing number of studies have linked genital use of talcum powder with an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Despite these studies, manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson have failed to …
Ovarian Cancer By The Numbers
Each year, about 20,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Each year, about 14,000 women in the United States die from ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer among women in the United States. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer related deaths among women in …
Recently Unsealed Documents Raise the Question – Did Johnson & Johnson Know That its Talcum Powder Products Contained Asbestos?
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has long represented workers who were injured or killed by exposure to asbestos products, and more recently, women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products for personal hygiene. These tend to be separate practice areas, but sometimes they overlap. Although talcum powder which is asbestos free can …
Ovarian Cancer and You
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 20,000 women in the United States get ovarian cancer every year, and about 14,000 die from this disease.1 Treatment for ovarian cancer, which usually involves surgery and chemotherapy,2 works best when it is detected early.3 Unfortunately, there are no screening tests for ovarian cancer in …
Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer
Talcum powder is made from a soft mineral known as talc. It is widely used in a number of household products, including shampoos, toothpaste, baby powder and body powders, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower and Johnson’s Baby Powder. Unfortunately, there is growing evidence that talcum powder may cause cancer of both the …
California Jury Returns Record Verdict in Talcum Powder Cancer Case
On Monday, August 21, 2017, a jury in Los Angeles returned a verdict of $417 million against Johnson & Johnson in a case where the plaintiff alleged that her ovarian cancer had been caused by J&J’s talcum powder products such as Johnson’s Baby Powder. This is the largest talcum powder verdict to date against J&J, …
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