There is no effective screening for ovarian cancer, but this procedure can help prevent it.

Removal of the fallopian tubes, a procedure known as a salpingectomy, has been shown to significantly reduce ovarian cancer ...

Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis.

Salpingectomy may be the right choice if: You have an average ovarian cancer risk. People at average risk don’t have any high ...

How do we turn opportunistic salpingectomy into something patients can actually choose?

Franziska Bohm long knew she didn't want kids and asked her family doctor to have her tubes tied, known officially as tubal ligation. At 28, she had her fallopian tubes removed after the surgeon ...

To Rebecca Stone, the single most important fact about ovarian cancer is that it’s usually a misnomer. The most common kind — responsible for 70% of cases and 90% of deaths — often has its silent ...

Ovarian cancer often starts in the fallopian tubes. That's why Mayo Clinic researchers started a living fallopian tube biobank — and it has already produced new scientific insights. Dr. Jamie ...

Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis.