Fri, May 27: Talcum powder has gotten a negative reputation lately. A Canadian class action lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson is growing because of the powder’s link to ovarian cancer – a disease which is one of the hardest to detect. Every day, five Canadian women will die from ovarian cancer. Partly because, as Krista Sharpe explains, when it is diagnosed, it’s often very advanced.
- Newcomers to Canada have better cancer survival rates than non-immigrants. Here’s why
- Regina ovarian cancer support group blames late detection for increasing deaths