Parents are being told to avoid using talcum powder on their babies because of suggested links to cancer.
Childbirth educator Sandy Chris warns women who attend her antenatal classes that they should not use the product at all after studies showed its use was linked to an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
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A Harvard Medical School study in 2008 found women who used talcum powder every day on their genital areas were 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer. Used once a week, the risk was 36 per cent.
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However, the findings, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, apply only to talc used around the private parts, and did not involve babies. But they echo evidence in a number of other studies which suggest a link to higher cancer risks.
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The risk of women developing ovarian cancer in their lifetime was 1.4 per cent, so even if there was a 30 per cent increase the lifetime risk was still very low, Dr Pearson said. "If you are concerned, don't use it."
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