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Is talcum powder safe? Johnson & Johnson fights $72 million cancer verdict

Name: Is talcum powder safe? Johnson & Johnson fights $72 million cancer verdict
Uploaded: 2016-02-25T12:42:51.000Z
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Description: Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based Baby Powder for several decades. Now, many are left asking, is the powder safe, and what are the alternatives? NBC’s Morgan Radford reports for TODAY.

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based Baby Powder for several decades. Now, many are left asking, is the powder safe, and what are the alternatives? NBC’s Morgan Radford reports for TODAY.