Having Their Fallopian Tubes Removed Will Spare a Large Number of Women from Ovarian Cancer
Briefly

By the time someone has symptoms of ovarian cancer, it is usually in an advanced state.Treatment is extraordinarily difficult, and, sadly, most people will die.One in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer, and more than 230,000 women in the U.S. are currently affected.Of these, approximately 80 percent have no family history of ovarian cancer and no indication that they were at risk for developing it.
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