The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer agency last week classified talc as “probably carcinogenic” for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement ...

Some 3,500 Brits say their deadly cancer was caused by talcum powder made by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. The patients are sueing the firm in what is believed to be the largest case ...

A jury recently awarded $72 million in a talcum-powder–ovarian cancer case, but the data linking the hygiene product to disease risk are inconclusive. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has published a new assessment of talc’s potential to cause cancer, concluding that is it ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans.

This would "resolve 99.75% of all pending talc lawsuits" related to ovarian cancer claims against the company. Additionally, this would also settle current and future ovarian cancer claims.

The issue was highlighted by a court case launched in the USA in 2018 by 22 women who alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury found that ...

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle over 1,000 lawsuits that allege the company’s Baby Powder talc products caused cancer, according to Bloomberg. Citing people ...

A California jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products A U.S. jury verdict linking ...