Removing fallopian tubes may slash ovarian cancer risk by up to 80%
TL;DR
Leana Wen argues that most fatal ovarian cancers originate in the fallopian tubes, so removing them could reduce the risk by about 80%. With no effective ovarian cancer screening currently available, this preventive surgery might save many women from a deadly disease, noting the cancer kills more than 12,000 women each year.
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