primary peritoneal carcinoma

Representative image · Pexels

Health• Updated⚠Unconfirmed — Reported by one source so far🟡Worth knowing

Removing the ovaries (prophylactic oophorectomy) does not completely eliminate the risk of ovarian cancer because women can still develop primary peritoneal cancer that behaves like ovarian cancer.

Reported by Siddharth Deshmukh (Staff Writer) · Hindustan Times - Health ·

Representative image · Pexels

Health• Updated⚠Unconfirmed — Reported by one source so far🟡Worth knowing

Removing both ovaries (and fallopian tubes) greatly lowers but does not completely eliminate a woman's risk of developing ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer

Reported by Neha Sharma (Staff Writer) · Hindustan Times - Health ·