2024-07-06 00:46:44
The agency for the cancer of the World Health Organization (OMS) classified the baby powder as “probably carcinogenic” by publishing the findings of studies in the journal The Lancet Oncology.
From Lyon, France, they released the research of the experts of the International Centre for Research on the Cancer (CIRC/IARC).
The conclusion that the Talc can cause cancer It is based on sufficient evidence obtained with laboratory animals and partial studies in humans.
Who is at higher risk for probable cancer from talc?
First of all, it is clarified that those who have the main risk of “probable cancer“They are those who work directly in the extraction and generation of products.
That is, during the extractiongrinding, processing and manufacturing of products that contain it.
Secondly, there is a probability of being carcinogenic in those who use it through cosmetics and body products.
Products with talc (Freepik )
Is talc linked to ovarian cancer?
Some studies indicate that there is an increased risk of ovarian cancer in women who use baby powder.
In 2023 Johnson y Johnson stopped selling its baby powder for women, since multiple complaints indicated that there was a possible contamination of asbestos, which would have caused ovarian cancer, since this mineral is found close to the veins of talc in the earth.
Johnson and Johnson said it would only sell cornstarch-based baby powder because of poor sales due to what it called misinformation. The firm had racked up 38,000 lawsuits in the United States.
Reuters reported that Johnson and Johnson knew internally as far back as 1971 that tests sometimes showed positive results for small amounts of asbestos in talc, not only raw talc but also finished talc.
What is talc?
Many of us would think that the baby powder It is a cosmetic compound that is prepared with different components for use in various parts of the body.
But it is noted that Talc is “a natural mineral mined in many regions of the world.”
Acrylonitrile, present in cigarettes and clothing, is also considered carcinogenic.
The OMS classified as carcinogenic Acrionitrilewhich is a volatile organic compound used in the production of polymers.
It is found in cigarette smoke, clothing, carpets, plastics for consumer products, car parts and even in air pollution.
This conclusion was obtained after studies of lung cancer and other limited evidence on bladder cancer.
2024-07-06 00:46:44