Personal care products (PCPs) are generally used for personal hygiene, cleaning,
grooming, and beautification. These include hair and skin care products, baby care …

Talc is a hydrous magnesium sheet silicate used in cosmetic powders, ceramics, paints,
rubber, and many other products. We conducted a systematic review of the potential …

Assessment of potential human health risks associated with environmental and other agents
requires careful evaluation of all available and relevant evidence for the agent of interest …

Many women apply powder to the genital area as a drying agent. Talc, an inert mineral with
a high capacity to absorb water, has historically been a major component of body powders …

PURPOSE Intimate care products may contain substances associated with increased risk of
hormone-related cancers. The relationship between genital talc use and ovarian cancer, in …

Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer among women with an overall 5-year
survival rate below 50% due to its asymptomatic nature, diagnosis at advanced stages, and …

Over the past several decades, there have been many epidemiology studies on talc and
cancer published in the scientific literature, and several reviews and meta-analyses of talc …

The association between perineal talc use and ovarian cancer has been evaluated in
several epidemiology studies. Some case-control studies reported weak positive …

The potential carcinogenicity of talc has been evaluated in many studies in humans and
experimental animals published in the scientific literature over the last several decades, with …

Background Ovarian cancer ranks fifth among the most prevalent cancer type in females all
over the world. It is the second most frequent malignant tumor which accounts for 3% of …