Christopher Labos: Is there a cancer risk with talcum powder?

There’s been no shortage of press coverage about the link between baby powder and ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson has lost a string of lawsuits recently with the biggest ordering a payout of $4.7 billion. But the science isn’t so clear-cut, and a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has suggested that the risk, if it exists, is very small. Read More