Discussing those at risk for ovarian cancer, Gerber told Fox News Digital, “Anyone with fallopian tubes or ovaries is technically at risk. The lifetime risk of ovarian cancer in the general ...

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), a nonprofit group in New York, believes that the removal of fallopian tubes may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer.

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is now urging women, once they are done having children (~40 years of age) to have a surgical procedure to remove their fallopian tubes.

Also referred to as an opportunistic salpingectomy, fallopian tube removal can significantly reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in people who do not carry genetic mutations for the disease ...

March 03, 2023 To prevent ovarian cancer, more women should have their fallopian tubes removed, physicians say Because there is no effective screening method, several medical groups and cancer ...

The procedure is called a salpingectomy — or removal of the fallopian tubes, where the majority of ovarian cancer cases begin. The operation, advocates say, is short, relatively simple, and safe.

Removing the fallopian tube reduces the risk because more aggressive cancers often develop there rather than in the ovaries, said the non-profit focused on ovarian cancer research and advocacy.

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, a leading cancer research group, recently posted a consensus statement encouraging patients to consider preventive fallopian tube removal if they are ...

Pothuri says having your fallopian tubes removed adds an additional 15 minutes to the procedure you're having, and because you're not removing your ovaries, you preserve your hormonal function.

The nonprofit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance has issued a statement recommending more women consider removal of their fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer. The recommendation comes, in part ...