Talc Powder and Ovarian Cancer

Johnson Johnson has incurred $ 197 million in compensation for only three of the 1,200 families that have sued the company as a result of the damage from the use of Johnson's powder, and the rest of the proceedings are still in court. What are the circumstances of this subject? This is what we highlight in this article.

Jacqueline Fox's family sued Johnson Johnson after Jacqueline was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after Jacqueline used the powder for 35 years and daily in the intimate area; tumor analysis showed the presence of talcum powder particles in the tumor. Jacqueline died in the fall of 2015 at the age of 62, and her family had accused the company of negligence and failure to warn customers against using talcum powder in the pelvic area. A Missouri jury in February 2016 fined the company $ 72 million for the Jacqueline Fox family.

The company's second blow came on May 3, 2016, with the company fining $ 55 million for Gloria Restensoid, which also suffered ovarian cancer from the use of Johnson Johnson's talcum powder. The third was in October 2016, when a California court fined Johnson Johnson $ 70 million for Deborah Genici due to moral damage following the company's failure to provide a written warning for its talc powder product.

Carol Jodrich, spokeswoman for Johnson Johnson, said the company was considering ways to respond to the campaign against the company. The company's research confirms that Johnson's patent was innocent of ovarian cancer. Carroll pointed out that the company filed appeals against the declared verdicts However, the current procedures are in the interest of product development and marketing.

The campaign against the company brings back the memories of Johnson Johnson's light as one of the solutions the company used to satisfy customers after many complaints from one of its products. Johnson Johnson has entered the medical industry with the manufacture of adhesive tape. In 1893, after a period of adhesive tape, there were frequent complaints that the ribbons caused dermatitis and irritation. The company thought of a solution that satisfied the customers. The company's scientific director, Fred Kilmer, came up with a clever solution, in which he sent a package of powder that Johnson soon produced as a kind of Apologize and win customers. The public used the powder not only to eliminate medical adhesion, but also to eliminate diaper rash. Johnson Johnson has earned the title of Children's Company and every day the company acquires a large number of customers who have trust in Johnson Powder. After that, the use of talcum powder was expanded to include cosmetics to absorb moisture, prevent caking, improve the feel of the cosmetic product and as a cost-effective filler, as well as use it locally to reduce friction in the intimate area.

After World War I, Johnson Johnson benefited from the revolution in the advertising world. The company designed the world's largest advertising campaign for Baby Powder, which earned it a growing popularity and increased sales of Johnson's powder. Until 1971, the Lancet Medical Journal published the first study to suggest that talcum powder was involved in ovarian cancer. The idea came in two stages. The first is that talc powder containing asbestos is carcinogenic, especially in the case of inhalation and lead to lung cancer. The second is that the connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer was new to the medical community at that time. During the period from 1971 to 2003, 20 specialized scientific studies linked the talcum powder with ovarian cancer. Studies have indicated that talcum powder may be used when applied locally in the pelvic region - from the vagina to the uterus and the fallopian tube to the ovary. This claim confirms the researchers' monitoring of talcum powder molecules in ovarian tumors.

In 1982, scientists found that women who used talcum powder during the ovulation period had a 92 percent higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than those who did not use the powder during that period. In 2003, some researchers studied the implications of previous research to conclude that women who used talcum powder had an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer by more than 33 percent compared to women who did not use powder in the intestinal tract. During the period 2003-2012, the results of 21 scientific studies were revealed in the same range. Since 1982, the anti-talcum powder voices have increased and Johnson Johnson's opponents have called for the company to declare health problems related to powder to warn people of its risks. That the company gave its back to the opposition and closed its ears without closing her eyelids in the words of opponents.

In 2013, Diana Berg - a lawyer's assistant - sued Johnson Johnson for ovarian cancer, and the problem was settled between the parties to the conflict for $ 1.3 million. Diana had accused Johnson of negligence, fraud and conspiring not to warn women of the dangers of talcum powder. In April 2014, Mona Estrada filed a lawsuit in which the company was fined. Although Mona was not harmed by the talcum powder, she was very concerned that the company did not care about warning customers about the risk of ovarian cancer. In May 2014, Barbara Mehalech filed a lawsuit against Johnson accusing the company of deception, although she was also not physically harmed by the use of Johnson's powder.

In 2013, Diana Berg - a lawyer's assistant - sued Johnson Johnson for ovarian cancer, and the problem was settled between the parties to the conflict for $ 1.3 million. Diana had accused Johnson of negligence, fraud and conspiring not to warn women of the dangers of talcum powder. In April 2014, Mona Estrada filed a lawsuit in which the company was fined. Although Mona was not harmed by the talcum powder, she was very concerned that the company did not care about warning customers about the risk of ovarian cancer. In May 2014, Barbara Mihalech filed a lawsuit against Johnson charging the company with deception, although she was also not physically harmed by the use of Johnson's powder. Barbara said she had been exposed to an unsafe product and not an easy time.

Today, the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society have stressed that the use of talcum powder in the intimate area (pelvic region) is a risk factor for ovarian cancer. NTP, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have unanimously agreed that talcum powder - whether it contains asbestos or not - is a potential carcinogen for humans. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies talcum powder as carcinogenic to humans, especially lung cancer, while talcum powder - although not containing asbestos - used in the intimate area is a potential cause of ovarian cancer. Only one study linked endometrial cancer with talcum powder, requiring further study to confirm its results. In conclusion, careful use of talcum powder was unnecessary.