Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $4 69 Billion in Cancer Case

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $4.69 Billion in Cancer Case:

This is the sixth-largest product-defect award in U.S. history. A US court has ordered the Johnson & Johnson cosmetics firm to pay out $4.69 billion in damages to women who claim using their talc gave them cancer. The firm denies the women's claims that the talc contains asbestos. According to the victims' lawyer, Mark Lanier, a jury composed of six men and six women in St Louis, Missouri, ruled in favour of the women after a six-week trial and eight hours of deliberation. The damages include $550 million in compensation and over $4.1 billion (about R54.6 billion) in punitive damages.

The Virginia woman says she developed ovarian cancer after using J & J's talc based products over four decades. The firm is facing around 2,400 pending lawsuits from customers who claim it did not adequately warn them about it…

Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Cancer Case

Common Signs and Symptoms Of Liver Cancer

Common Signs and Symptoms Of Liver Cancer

Liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) is a type of cancer that starts in the liver. Some cancers develop outside the liver and spread to the area. However, only cancers that start in the liver are described as liver cancer.

LIVER cancer, especially in the early stages, can be symptomless, but there can be some visible #signs which suggest a person is suffering with the disease.

LIVER cancer symptoms often don't appear until the disease has advanced. They are also commonly associated with less serious health conditions, but nonetheless it is important to get them checked out. There are 13 Signs and Symptoms you should watch for.

Make an appointment with your doctor if you experience any signs or symptoms that worry you.

cancer statistics in united states

cancer statistics in united states

Cancer has a major impact on society in the United States and across the world. Cancer statistics describe what happens in large groups of people and provide a picture in time of the burden of cancer on society. Statistics tell us things such as how many people are diagnosed with and die from cancer each year, the number of people who are currently living after a cancer diagnosis, the average age at diagnosis, and the numbers of people who are still alive at a given time after diagnosis.

The annual report provides a basis for individual states and researchers to describe the variability in cancer incidence and death rates across different populations and to focus on certain populations for evidence-based cancer control programs.

They also tell us about differences among groups defined by age, sex, racial/ethnic group, geographic location, and other categories.



source: United States Cancer Statistics