Talc exhibits key carcinogenic characteristics.
Women who used body powders have been shown to have an increased incidence of ovarian cancer.
Experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the WHO have classified talc as a potentially carcinogenic substance, the WHO website reports.
Scientists in an international team consider talc to be a probable human carcinogen.
They came to this conclusion based on a combination of data on the presence of cancer in humans and experimental animals.
Experts have found compelling evidence that cancer exhibits key characteristics of carcinogens in primary human cells.
The report's authors point out that an increase in ovarian cancer rates was observed in women who used body powders or were exposed to talc in workplaces.
Earlier, the WHO stated that the incidence of measles in Europe had increased 30-fold.
