prophylactic salpingectomy

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Research paper from the Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Since many ovarian cancers arise in the adjacent fallopian tube, 20-40% of ovarian cancer can be prevented by prophylactic salpingectomy.

Go to full paper published in the Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association.

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