To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on the rise | STAT
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on the rise There’s long been confusion between ‘tube-tying’ and salpingectomy. Now, oncologists are trying to dispel it June 16, 2025 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 beginnings not in the ovary, but in the fallopian tube. This isn’t just an interesting factoid; as a gynecologic oncologist at Johns Hopkins, Stone sees it as a reason to evangelize. There’s no way to......
