If you or a loved one were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using talcum powder, you may be entitled to recover compensation from an ovarian cancer lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of products liability injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement claims of women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using J&J talc baby powder.
Ovarian cancer is a form of cancer that develops in or near or on the outer layers of a woman’s ovaries (the reproductive glands in females) when abnormal or malignant cells in the ovaries grow uncontrollably.
According to the American Cancer Society, each year in the U.S. about 19,800 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer and about 12,800 women will die from ovarian cancer. It is estimated that 1 in 75 women will get diagnosed with ovarian cancer during their lifetime.
Talc Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Cases
Ovarian cancer lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of women who regularly used Johnson & Johnson baby powder or J&J talcum powder around their vaginal region or genital area and were diagnosed with ovarian cancer:
- Ovarian cancer
- Ovarian carcinoma
- Epithelial ovarian cancer
- Cancerous epithelial tumor
- Invasive serous ovarian cancer
- Invasive endometrioid ovarian cancer
- Invasive clear cell ovarian cancer
- Metastatic ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer Injury Claims
Although there are many types of ovarian cancer, most develop in the epithelial cells in the outer layer of the ovary (epithelial tumor), the germ cells that produce the eggs or ova (germ cell tumor) or the stromal cells that produce estrogen and progesterone hormones (stromal tumor). Cancerous epithelial tumors (epithelial ovarian carcinomas) account for about 85-90 percent of ovarian cancers and include serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell and undifferentiated carcinoma subtypes.
Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
Unfortunately, in most cases, ovarian cancer is not diagnosed until it has progressed to an advanced stage. However, early warning signs and symptoms of possible ovarian cancer can include:
- Bloating
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Heavy feeling in pelvis
- Belly pain
- Difficulty eating
- Feeling full quickly
- Urinary problems
- Urinating too frequently
- Always feeling like you to urinate
- Fatigue or tiredness
- Upset stomach
- Back pain
- Pain during sexual intercourse
- Constipation
- Changes in menstruation
- Change in bowel movements
- Abnormal periods
- Vaginal bleeding
- Belly swelling with weight loss
Tests used to diagnose ovarian cancer can include pelvic exam, ultrasound (such as a TVUS or transvaginal ultrasound) or CT scan, blood tests (such as a cancer antigen CA-125 blood test) and/or surgery.
Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Ovarian cancer treatment can include, surgery to remove cancerous tumors (including a partial or total hysterectomy to remove the uterus and/or cervix, a unilateral or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy to remove one or both of the ovaries and/or fallopian tubes, omentectomy to remove the omentum or tissue in the peritoneum, or lymph node biopsy to remove all or part of a lymph node), chemotherapy (such as intraperitoneal IP chemotherapy or hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy HIPEC), targeted therapy (such as monoclonal antibody treatment or Poly ADP-ribose polymerase PARP inhibitors), radiation treatment, hormone therapy, and clinical trials (including immunotherapy).
Unfortunately, ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in women. However, when ovarian cancer is diagnosed and treated early, the 5 year survival rate is over 90 percent.
Ovarian Cancer Stages
There are four stages of ovarian cancer, based on the size and location of the cancerous tumor. In stage 1 ovarian cancer, the cancer is only in one or both of the ovaries. In stage 2 ovarian cancer, the cancer is in one or both ovaries and has spread to other areas of the pelvis (such as the fallopian tubes, uterus, bladder, colon or rectum). In stage 3 ovarian cancer, the cancer is in one or both ovaries and has spread to the lining and/or lymph nodes in the abdomen or outside the spleen, and/or liver. In stage 4 ovarian cancer, the cancer has spread from the ovaries to distant areas of the body such as in the fluid around the lungs, inside the spleen or liver, other lymph nodes, skin, lungs or brain.
If you or someone you love were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after regularly using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder, you may be entitled to compensation from a ovarian lawsuit or settlement. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review.
Note: If you were diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using a chemical hair relaxer or hair straightener, you may also be able to recover compensation from a hair relaxer cancer lawsuit.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications (i.e., symptoms of ovarian cancer) from a product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (i.e., Johnson & Johnson or J&J) or product (i.e., talcum powder, Johnson’s baby powder, Shower to Shower or talc) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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