Sue Rizzello is among thousands in UK suing the firm, which denies selling baby powder containing asbestosThousands in UK take legal action against Johnson Johnson over alleged talc cancer linkIt was Sue Rizzello’s husband who persuaded her to see a doctor, concerned about the bloating in her abdomen that was making her more and more uncomfortable. Rizzello, then in her late 40s, had assumed it was menopausal weight gain, but agreed to go to her GP. “A smart locum said, ‘There’s something wrong here’, and sent me for a blood test … And that saved my life.”It was the worst news: Rizzello had stage 3 ovarian cancer that had begun to spread. She would need to begin chemotherapy immediately and prepare for the complete removal of her uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and omentum, a procedure that would put her into immediate menopause. Continue reading...
Monday 20 October 2025
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‘When I was a child, everyone used it’: woman blames Johnson Johnson talc for her cancer


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