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(USGovernment-News.Com, June 07, 2016 ) Talcum Powder Information: A new study that looked at talcum powder use and ovarian cancer among African-American women appears to give credence to allegations that have been put forth in hundreds of talcum powder lawsuits currently pending in U.S. courts, Southern Med Law reports. The research, which was published last month in Cancer Epidemiology, found that African-American women who regularly applied talc-based powders to their genitals for feminine hygiene purposes were 40% percent more likely to develop ovarian cancer than their peers who did not. Regular talcum powder users who did not apply the products to their genitals had a 30% increased risk. (reuters.com/article/us-health-talc-ovarian-cancer-idUSKCN0YO2T7, Reuters, June 2, 2016)
In reaching their conclusions, the authors of the study surveyed 584 black women with ovarian cancer and 745 black women without the disease. Almost 63% of those in the cancer group reported using talc-based powders, while only 53% of those in the healthy control group did so. The lead author of the study told Reuters that she had previously been skeptical about a possible link between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer, but now considers use of such products an “avoidable risk for ovarian cancer.”
“This study just adds to the evidence supporting hundreds of talcum powder lawsuit plaintiffs who allegedly developed ovarian cancer due to long-term use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and other talc-based products for feminine hygiene,” said Dr. François Blaudeau, the founder of Southern Med Law. “It should be noted that recent trials have highlighted a Johnson & Johnson memorandum from the 1990s that detailed a company plan to market talcum powder to African-American and Hispanic women in order to boost slowing sales of these products.”
Court documents show that Johnson & Johnson has been named in more than 1,200 talcum powder lawsuits that are now pending in state and federal courts around the country. Women and their families allege that regular, long-term application of talc-based powders to the female genitals introduces particles into the vagina which may eventually make their way to the ovaries. The resulting inflammation has the potential to promote the growth of cancer cells. The lawsuits maintain that Johnson & Johnson has known about this risk for years, but chose to protect sales of Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower, rather than warn women of this danger.
Many of the talcum powder lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson have been centralized in Missouri Circuit Court in St. Louis. In February, the jury hearing evidence in the litigation’s first trial awarded $72 million to the family of an ovarian cancer victim who died after using Johnson & Johnson talc products for more than three decades. In April, jurors in a second trial ordered the company to pay $55 million to a South Dakota woman, after determining that her decades-long use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powders had also contributed to her ovarian cancer. The verdicts were the first in which talcum powder lawsuit plaintiffs were awarded financial compensation. (Case No. 1422-CC09012-01, Circuit Court, St. Louis City, Missouri.)
Dr. François Blaudeau, the founder of Southern Med Law, is both an attorney and a practicing OB/GYN. He and his colleagues are uniquely qualified to litigate talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits and other cases involving women’s health. If you would like to learn more about the litigation involving Johnson & Johnson, please visit http://talcum-powder-lawsuit.org/, or call 1-205.547.5525.
About Southern Med Law and Filing Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
Southern Med Law is led by Dr. François Blaudeau, an attorney and a practicing obstetrician/ gynecologist that is determined to stop the large manufacturers of personal health products and medical devices from injuring more women. The legal staff at Southern Med Law is an experienced group of attorneys who possess a deep understanding of the complex medical and legal questions at issue in all manner of product liability and personal injury claims. They are not afraid to take on the nation’s largest corporations in their pursuit of justice, and are committed to ensuring that all victims have access to the type of aggressive legal advocacy that assures success.
Southern Med Law François M. Blaudeau, MD JD FACHE FCLM Esquire 2224 1st Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Phone: (205) 547-5525 Fax: (205) 547-5526 francois@southernmedlaw.com www.southernmedlaw.com Medical Negligence/MedicalDevice/Pharma/Qui Tam
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