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Health Canada finding on talc and ovarian cancer

Health Canada's 2018 finding, confirmed in 2021, of a significant association between talc exposure and ovarian cancer, as the Third Circuit recounts it.

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2021
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What it found

Health Canada’s confirmation in 2021 of its 2018 finding of a significant association between exposure to talc and ovarian1

Who disputes it

  • Johnson & Johnson

    The weight of the science does not support any claim that our talc products cause cancer.2

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  1. 2021 Health Canada finding on talc and ovarian cancer
  2. 2021 Health Canada produced Health Canada finding on talc and ovarian cancer
Proof 2 sources
  1. In re LTL Management, LLC, Nos. 22-2003 and others, opinion of the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 30 Jan 2023. Primary record
    Health Canada’s confirmation in 2021 of its 2018 finding of a significant association between exposure to talc and ovarian
  2. The facts on talcum powder safety (factsabouttalc.com), Johnson & Johnson. Self-published
    The weight of the science does not support any claim that our talc products cause cancer.
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