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Christ. They’re going to get away with it.

Scientifically case against them didn't look that strong for me. If they were accused of causing lung cancer I could see that. You breathe in a littly bit when you apply talcum. Or some skin cancer or cancer local to the spot you apply the talcum.

But ovarian cancer specifically and only that? I'd believe it if they had evidence of presence of asbestos in those tumors or ovaries. But there was none.

I mean they still shouldn't have asbestos in talcum but proving they did damage with it is something else.

Every person aged between 20 and 120 at least in the west probably had copious quantities of baby powder applied all over them. Also this 60 year old man used talc based powders as underarm deodorant until aerosol based ones became dominant maybe 40 years ago. I'm wondering if talc is so causal for cancer why isn't it as prominent it is from say smoking?

Perhaps it is? There are many people who have been exposed and cancers with no known cause are common.

It might not be the asbesthos but the talc itself that cause ovarian cancer?

I mean, it is a stone powder. There might be batches with other contaminations than asbesthos depending on the mine too.

Get away with what?

Get away with being innocent. How evil of them! /s

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