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text: woman awarded m after contracting cancer from johnson  johnson talcum powder 
  wednesday november   by david gutierrez staff writer tags talc  ovarian cancer  jury award naturalnews once again a st louis jury has ruled that johnson  johnson damaged womens health by engaging in a decadeslong coverup about the potential risks of talcum powder baby powder as a feminine hygiene product on october  johnson  johnson was ordered to pay  million to deborah giannecchini of modesto california who received an ovarian cancer diagnosis in for  years giannecchini had used johnson  johnsons baby powder to keep her genital area dry a use promoted by the companythe main ingredient in talcum powder is talc a mineral widely used in paints and plastics as well as cosmetics where it is used to absorb moisture some evidence suggests that regular exposure to talc particularly in the genital area can increase the risk of ovarian cancerthe jury found johnson  johnson guilty of negligence for failing to warn customers of this fact conspiracy to conceal risks ovarian cancer is a rare but highly lethal disease wellestablished risk factors include obesity not having children estrogen therapy after menopause and a family history of ovarian or breast cancerthe evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer is compelling but not yet conclusive the international agency for research on cancer lists talc as a possible carcinogenamong the robust studies suggesting a connection are two metaanalyses that found a roughly onethird increase in ovarian cancer risk among women who were regularly exposed to talc  the first published in  found the connection in all cases the second published in  found it only in women who applied talc directly to the genital areathe case marks the third guilty verdict against johnson  johnson over this issue st louis juries have previously slapped the company with  million and  million judgmentsthe first case was filed by the family of jackie fox of birmingham alabama who had died of ovarian cancer after longterm use of talcum powder in that case the jury found the company guilty not just of negligence but also of failure to warn and conspiracy to conceal the risks of its productsanother  lawsuits are pending thirty years of deception even after the recent verdict johnson  johnson continues to insist on the safety of its product including for genital use in its home state of new jersey the company has successfully gotten two lawsuits over the issue dismissed it is appealing all three guilty verdicts from missouriinvestors seem to believe the company will prevail its stock price seemed unaffected by the recent guilty verdictalexandra scranton director of science and research at womens voices for the earth has characterized johnson and johnsons behavior as typical of big pharma and other companies that go to extreme lengths to keep selling products even as evidence mounts of their dangersscranton said that documents uncovered during the fox trial show that for decades johnson  johnson sought to take advantage of the scientific uncertainty over the talcovarian cancer link downplaying the potential risk rather than pursing a clearly more ethical role to take a precautionary approach indeed scranton notes the company poured money over years into defending talcamong the documents revealed during the fox case are internal memos showing that johnson  johnson had been preparing to be sued over the health risks of talc for  years in one  memo a medical consultant warned that anyone who continued to deny a connection between ovarian cancer and genital talc use would eventually be seen as on par with tobacco companies denying a cancer link denying the obvious in the face of all evidence to the contraryanother memo laid out a strategy to counter falling talc sales caused by health concerns by more aggressive marketing to minority communities sources for this article include httpwwwnaturalnewscom_johnson__talc_ovarian_cancerhtml health ranger approved aquatru water filter back in stock 
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