Five years ago, Ms. Kim learned she had invasive ovarian cancer and was treated with chemotherapy. Ms. Kim, one of the plaintiffs in the Missouri case, wants Johnson’s Baby Powder taken off the shelves and, if not, warnings put on it. The link between asbestos and ovarian cancer was first reported in 1958, and in 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer said it was a cause. “There’s no ambiguity,” said Mark Lanier, the lawyer who represented the women in the Missouri case. “It’s a no-brainer that asbestos causes ovarian cancer,” he added.

Source: New York Times December 15, 2018 01:39 UTC