New research found that ovarian cancer risk is reduced by salpingectomy just as much as by tubal ligation, contradicting guidelines that suggest otherwise. Women who undergo a unilateral or bilateral ...

Doctors and other organizations say there's something women can do to help reduce their chances of developing ovarian cancer by 80%. Fallopian tube removal is a procedure that's not widely known, but ...

Research shows many ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes. Experts say women done having kids should ask about ...

A mathematical modeling study conducted in Germany suggests that ovarian cancer incidence could be reduced and health care savings boosted if women who have already completed their families were ...

NEW YORK - Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Some doctors have renewed calls for some women to remove ...

Removing fallopian tubes, a procedure known as opportunistic salpingectomy, may help prevent the development of ovarian cancer, according to a consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians should advocate for opportunistic salpingectomy among patients undergoing surgery for benign pelvic ...

To prevent more cases of ovarian cancer, a major research and advocacy group is suggesting an aggressive prevention strategy: remove a woman's fallopian tubes if she is undergoing pelvic surgery for ...

Ovarian cancer has long been one of the deadliest cancers to strike women. No tests are available to detect it early, so most patients are diagnosed in later stages, when the cancer is more likely to ...

“Knowledge is power,” says Samantha Carlucci, 26. The Ravena, New York, resident recently had a hysterectomy that included removing her fallopian tubes – and believes it saved her life. The Ovarian ...

Doctors and other organizations say there's something women can do to help reduce their chances of developing ovarian cancer by 80%. Carla Murray had a preventive double mastectomy years ago. "I do ...