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Opportunistic Salpingectomy Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk By 78%

Science 2.0 - Feb 02 2026 - 12:02
Opportunistic salpingectomy, proactively removing a person’s fallopian tubes when they are already undergoing a gyecological surgery such as hysterectomy or tubal ligation, may be a way to reduce ovarian cancer risk. Most ovarian cancers originate in the fallopian tubes rather than the ovaries and ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer.

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