New research published this week lends credence to the more than 50,000 lawsuits against J&Jthat allege its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer.
The analysis, released Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that applying talc powder to the genitals was associated with ovarian cancer.
Through a bankruptcy filing of its subsidiary company, J&J will be able to resolve about 99.75% of the pending talc lawsuits against the company and its affiliates in the U.S.