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 ...

Fallopian tube cancer, a rare gynecologic cancer, is gaining awareness due to its potential origin for many high-grade serous ovarian cancers. New diagnostics improve early detection and treatment, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Because 70% of ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes, the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is “encouraging people who are ...

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 ...

FDA approved a PD-L1 companion test to identify patients with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who may receive first-line Keytruda. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

Scientific advances and more accessible genetic testing have made removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes the recommended way to treat certain people at high risk of ovarian cancer. The results of ...

A new consensus statement from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) suggests some women should remove fallopian tubes in order to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer screenings ...

Two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus have assumed an outsize role in the battle against ovarian cancer. Research increasingly points to the likelihood that some of the most aggressive ...

“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 ...

In addition to the lack of early symptoms, late stage diagnosis occurs because there is no effective way to screen for or diagnose ovarian cancer in its earliest forms. A recent study of hundreds of ...

A mom of three, Elizabeth Kough, thought she was undergoing a permanent birth control procedure.Kough made the decision to have a bilateral salpingectomy, surgery to remove both of her fallopian tubes ...

The inability to conceive and ultimately become a mother is the stuff of muffled murmurs at family gatherings. "Where is your child? Give birth first before you send other people's children to do ...