Franziska Bohm long knew she didn't want kids and asked her family doctor to have her tubes tied, known officially as tubal ligation. At 28, she had her fallopian tubes removed after the surgeon ...

To Rebecca Stone, the single most important fact about ovarian cancer is that it’s usually a misnomer. The most common kind — responsible for 70% of cases and 90% of deaths — often has its silent ...

Newswise — CHICAGO — Known as ‘the silent killer’ due to its lack of symptoms and reliable screening tests, ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers, claiming more than 12,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I woke up from surgery groggy, with three minuscule incisions in my abdomen and huge peace of mind. I'd just had my fallopian ...

CLEVELAND — Stacey Claus spent more than 25 years as a nurse at Cleveland Clinic, so she knew when something felt wrong. Still, the signs of her cancer looked a lot like problems many women deal with ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Doctors are now recommending women who are done having children have their fallopian tubes removed to help prevent ovarian cancer, instead of the more widely known ...

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry particular BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are offered surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes as this dramatically reduces their risk of ...

One simple add-on procedure to routine pelvic surgeries could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from ovarian cancer every year. Yet most women are never told it’s an option. The procedure, ...