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Deane Berg’s doctor called her in the day after Christmas, 2006, to give her the crushing news. She’d had her ovaries removed, the pathology results were back, and they could not have been much worse.  Berg had stage III ovarian cancer, and her prognosis was poor. Despite her 25 years as a physician’s assistant, Berg, then 49, knew next to nothing about ovarian cancer. Grappling with the “why me?” question, she studied the risk factors, finding just one that could apply: regular use of talcum powder for feminine hygiene.

Scientific research ties talc powder to ovarian cancer. Now Johnson & Johnson is facing a slew of lawsuits

Signal boost. My mom warned me about this when I was growing up, but I don’t see it mentioned often. Use cornstarch instead of talc, if you use anything.

Welp, that’s terrifying.

oh shit tho