Rachael Misfud, 38, was diagnosed with cancer nine months after being waitlisted for what was thought to be a benign cyst removal. "I keep thinking, what would have happened if there had been any ...

Surgical removal of the tumor may be enough to remove all of the cancer for some early-stage ovarian cancers. You'll likely need other treatments, in combination with surgery, for certain types of ...

Cytalux (pafolacianince), a drug that binds to ovarian cancer tissue and glows when exposed to fluorescent light, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help surgeons ...

The procedure is called a salpingectomy — or removal of the fallopian tubes, where the majority of ovarian cancer cases begin. The operation, advocates say, is short, relatively simple, and safe.

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), a nonprofit group in New York, believes that the removal of fallopian tubes may help reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer.

While women at average risk of ovarian cancer are not recommended to have surgery solely to remove their fallopian tubes, many surgeons offer "opportunistic" tube removal during other gynecologic ...

Those who’d had both tubes removed had half the ovarian cancer risk of those who’d had only one tube out, as if the surgery were a preventive drug, more effective in its full dose.

Ovarian teratomas could affect fertility if they are large enough to block the egg. Also, if they are cancerous and require the removal of one or both ovaries, it can severely impact a person’s ...

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 ...

Cytalux (pafolacianince), a drug that binds to ovarian cancer tissue and glows when exposed to fluorescent light, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help surgeons ...