“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 ...
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 ...
The surgery to remove both fallopian tubes is called a bilateral salpingectomy. (Getty Images) Ovarian cancer is a relatively rare disease that mainly affects older women. However, it is also a ...
Because there is no effective screening method to catch ovarian cancer at an early stage, most diagnoses occur when the cancer has reached its later stages. As a result, only about half of women with ...
Because 70% of ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes, the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is “encouraging people who are done having children to discuss with their doctors the possibility of ...
Removing fallopian tubes, a procedure known as opportunistic salpingectomy, may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research ...
In the field of cancer medicine, the prevailing wisdom is that early detection and diagnosis saves lives. Catching cancer at earlier stages generally improves patient outcomes and increases chances of ...
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 ...
The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is recommending an aggressive ovarian cancer prevention strategy: Remove a patient’s fallopian tubes if that person is undergoing pelvic surgery, The Washington ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) -For those who have a family history of cancer or other illnesses, genetic testing can help a person determine steps to reduce risk. For one woman, it’s led to a sense of empowerment ...
An ovarian cancer research group recommends that even women at low risk for these malignancies consider removing their fallopian tubes when they get pelvic surgeries. There’s no way to screen for ...
Stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have revealed the origins of a common type of ovarian cancer by modeling fallopian tube tissues. Studies using the fallopian tube organoids allowed ...