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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research shows that cancer cells in the fallopian tube affect normal chemical signaling between reproductive tissues and stimulate the release of norepinephrine from the ovary, causing cancer ...

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 ...

Most doctors believe there is little to lose by removing the tubes of women who are done bearing children Two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus have assumed an outsize role in the ...

A new way of growing fallopian tube cells in culture is expected to give a boost to our understanding and prevention of female genital diseases, such as infertility, inflammatory disease, and ovarian ...

The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries and the uterus. Fallopian tube cancer occurs when cells in a tube multiply out of control and form a tumor. As the tumor grows, it presses on the tube, ...

Stem cell scientists have revealed the origins of a common ovarian cancer by modeling fallopian tube tissues, allowing them to characterize how a genetic mutation puts women at high risk for this ...