Jacqueline Fox and her son Marvin Salter are seen in this undated family photo released on February 24. Fox died last year of ovarian cancer. What's the controversy about Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, used widely by mothers in countries around the world? A US court last week ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $ 72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her prolonged use of the powder.