UK doctor proposes post-childbirth fallopian tube removal to reduce ovarian cancer risk.

A UK doctor, Professor Michael Worley, is advocating for the removal of women’s fallopian tubes after childbirth to significantly lower the risk of ovarian cancer, which has a poor survival rate due to late diagnosis. He suggests this procedure, already employed for women with a family history of cancer, should be offered more broadly during other surgeries. Evidence indicates this can reduce a woman’s lifetime ovarian cancer risk to nearly zero.

September 14, 2024
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