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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Ovarian cancer doesn’t usually start in the ovaries. It actually begins in the fallopian tubes. And now, some new ...

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 ...

The nonprofit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance has issued a statement recommending more women consider removal of their fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer. The recommendation comes, in part, ...

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