Baby Powder and link to OVC

[meganrogers]

I know many of you know about the link between baby powder and OVC. Baby powder has tiny particles of asbestos. They tried to ban it several years ago, but decided it had such small doses of asbestos. The baby powder travels trough the tubes and remains in the ovaries to build up and later result in OVC. My doctor admitted this and I have have found it on many sights. My question is how many of us have used baby powder either in private areas or on the thighs? I wanted to see if I found a correlation of how many of us got to this point. I used it since 1984 and now have recurrent OVC.
Links: http://www.maacenter.org/asbestos/products/babypowder.php http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/talc.htm http://www.asbestos.net/asbestos-products/baby-powder.html

If you want to find info on your own, just type in asbestos in baby powder.

Please let me know about your use of baby powder. Thank you.

[meganrogers]

I am so proud of you. I did the same.  You have to wonder about all the men with prostrate cancer and the use of Gold Bond Powder. I just don't get why they let us use these products, but look at cigarettes. Did you read my comment above answering the question? My OB Gyn said it goes up the Fallopian Tubes and then rest in the ovaries. Think about putting powder in front of your mouth and then walking, just the presence would be absorbed.  I hope that makes sense. Megan

[meganrogers]

I asked my Gyn Oncologist about it and she said I no longer had Fallopian Tubes, but that was it. I would not use it, just in case. Better safe than sorry. It took several times of me talking about the possible link between powder and OVCA for my doctor to actually spout that fact out. It is like, she knew it, but was not supposed to tell. I also have stage II and it is now recurrent as of a month two months ago, 6 months out of chemo. I used cornstarch powder in those 6 months, but I doubt it is the reason it came back.

[meganrogers]

We are not supposed to use any powder with talc. Yes, it still has asbestos in it, minute particles they thought would not be enough to harm us. Just think about cigarettes and we know they cause cancer, but they still sell them. How many men have prostrate cancer today, you have to wonder about their use of gold bond powder? We just don't know, but I would not take a chance. I think baby powder with cornstarch is o.k., but you need to do more research on that.

[jane65]

When I got my package of info. two+ years ago when i was diagnosed, it had a list of things that could cause OVCA, and powder with talc, HRT and being overweight were on the list.
I fell into all three catagories, so I guess I unknowingly did it to myself.
Being BRCA 2 positive didn't help either I'm sure.

Jane

[TrudieC]

No one does this to themselves.  There are still oodles of women who used powder and HRT and who are overweight who don't have ovarian cancer.  Guilt is not something you ladies need to put on yourselves.  

[ireneo]

Perhaps powder is just one of the many risks for OvCa. We can't be too simplistic about this. I think most every woman over the age of 40 had their bottoms powdered by their Moms when they were babies. Maybe that doesn't count since it wouldn't be forced up inside by tampons, etc. Just something to keep in mind I suppose.

And I agree with Trudi - women with OvCa should not be blaming themselves any more than women with breast cancer (how about those stories about deodorant and underwire bras?)