Assertion: baby powder's talc | /r/Causes | cancer
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text: New Jersey-based J&J in a statement after the Lanzo verdict said plaintiffs’ attorneys had shifted their strategy to focus on asbestos after a series of losses at trial and in court rulings over previous allegations that the talc itself causes cancer.
text: It's also sad that she thinks talc caused her cancer.
text: In 2006, the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that it had insufficient information to know whether talc alone could cause cancer.
text: The women who used talcum powder and developed ovarian cancer were suing J&J -- not because of the possibility that talc might cause cancer -- but because of the possibility that the talc in Johnson's Baby Powder could be contaminated with asbestos, which is an established carcinogen.
text: The New Jersey–based company maintains that its decision is not based on concern about the possibility that talc causes cancer or the high cost of ongoing litigation with cancer patients.
text: Can talc cause cancer?
text: For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) says talc with asbestos can cause cancer, and it says genital talcum powder use can “
text: Can talc cause cancer?
text: Lord knows, with the amount of powder that’s been applied to babies’ bottoms, we would’ve seen something” if talc caused cancer, said Lawrence, vice president of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
text: For years women have raised their voice about talc being harmful and causing cancers.