In some ways the talc controversy does seem similar to the silicone breast implant controversy in the 1990’s.
An overview is at
An overview is at
Were they found in ovarian cancers? What's the clear link?
Asbestos is clearly linked to cancer > asbestos was found in talc and known to form with talc naturally > risk of using talc that isn’t pure.
The problem is whether talc is pure. At that point it becomes a question of how much you trust J&J to verify that. My guess is that different mined sources varied in asbestos composition and there likely was some contamination that went undetected. But who knows.
No; not at all. It's extremely dubious indeed, in fact.
0: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/patient-safety/breast-implant...
1: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/health/breast-implants-ca...
> However, the benefit of implants to women's subjective well-being is less easily quantified. As Angell astutely points out, the FDA assumed that the benefits of breast implants were minimal—especially in women who desired implants for aesthetic reasons—and therefore demanded that implant manufacturers demonstrate virtually absolute safety.