"About All The Talcum Powder Health Concerns ..." Topic

Someone please help me understand this basic point …

A) Is all of this about health complications caused by the gypsum mineral itself?

B) Or are the health complications being caused by all the fragrances and other ingredients added to the final product?

Thanks

Dan

Yes

Thanks

Dan

Trial lawyer pesudo-science.

+1 Stonemountain
Use talc powder for years in the medical field, in gloves etc. No cancer here.

Here is a good summation from the American Cancer Society:

link

My experience in the medical world has been different from ZuluPaul. I developed a latex allergy after wearing latex gloves for years. The response was exacerbated when wearing talc coated latex. The talc and latex made for a more potent allergen. Not cancer, of course, but still a medical issue. The invention of nitrile gloves solved all that and now most hospitals and clinics are latex (and talc) free.

Small particles of any nature can cause health problems if you come into contact with enough of them over time.

Gypsum is much safer than say asbestos because it doesn't react in the same way, so unless you are in the habit of kicking a bag of it around the room daily until everything becomes a fine white mist and breathe it all in deeply for a prolonged period, you're unlikely to have any real problems.

Patrick: "Small particles of any nature can cause health problems if you come into contact with enough of them over time."

Kids have that same effect on me! :)

Dan

I wonder if there is any link at all.
The first settled case was a "Please take some money and go away". Which backfired when she would not accept a confidentiality clause.
That set the LEGAL precedent that talc causes cancer, but with no scientific proof. That lowered the bar considerably for following cases.

So. Does it really cause cancer, has it been scientifically proven, or has case law decided that it does?
All I can see is that someone got cancer and that she used talc a lot. That's not proof.

So. Does it really cause cancer…….

Not according to the American Cancer Society.

All I can see is that someone got cancer and that she used talc a lot. That's not proof.

Yep, it's that correlation/causation dichotomy.