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Thousands of women plan legal action over alleged links between talc and cancer

Thousands of women in the UK are planning to take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged links between its baby powder and cancer (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

Thousands of women in the UK are planning to take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged links between its baby powder and cancer.

Lawyers claim the company “knew for decades” that there was allegedly asbestos present in its talc products, although Johnson & Johnson (J&J) maintains that its baby powder was safe and stressed that it “takes the issue of talc safety incredibly seriously”.

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