No strong sign linking baby powder and cancer, US government-led research finds.
Smaller studies investigating a possible link between talcum powder and cancer have had conflicting results, though most found no connection.
These kinds of observational studies cannot determine cause and effect, and O'Brien said a more rigorous study isn't likely to be done. That would require randomly assigning a large group of women to use talc powders over many years, and comparing the results with those who didn't use powders. Those results were weak and are murky at best. Still, O'Brien said they make the overall findings “very ambiguous.”
On Monday, an unusual mid-trial settlement was announced in an Oakland, California, case involving a woman who claimed asbestos in the powder caused her mesothelioma, a cancer that can affect the lungs and other organs. J&J spokeswoman Kimberly Montagnino declined to disclose terms or reasons for the agreement but said it “in no way changes our overall position that our talc is safe, is asbestos-free and does not cause cancer.
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