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Given that there are distinct demographics that use this powder disproportionately (e.g. professional gymnasts and climbers), shouldn't an increased cancer rate

• nickff 4y ago
  I think you're mixing up chalk and talc. Climbers use chalk to increase friction; parents use talc to reduce friction.
• themagician 4y ago
  The demographic that was harmed disproportionately was actually women, poor black women in the south in particular. There were campaigns that promoted talc as a way for poor women to "stay fresh" for cheap. You'd line your panties with it. It was common, and something that was often done for decades starting at a very young age. This use case is the where the link between talc exposure and ovarian cancer comes from.
  • bitcoinmoney 4y ago
    Source? We used talc on babies in 3rd world country for the same reason.