2. Lung Cancer
Simply inhaling talcum powder is not necessarily directly related to developing lung cancer. However, there have been several studies that show that there is an increased risk for developing respiratory diseases as well as lung cancer among millers and miners of talk.
The likely reason for this is because of the different forms of asbestos that come into contact with the talc. In 2015, a review of evidence that was published by Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that there was an increase in mortality rates caused by lung cancer among those who mined talc.
However, in this particular study, the exposure to talk may have been confounded with other types of carcinogens. The data was not adjusted to measure just how much talc affected these Individuals. Inhaling talc seems to have an ill effect on the lungs and inhaling talc may increase the risk of developing lung cancer.