Risk factors are certain conditions that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in ovarian cancer risk.

While ovarian cancer can show symptoms, they are usually subtle and they're often mistaken for other problems. Experts say that's why so many women aren't diagnosed at an early stage. Now, researchers ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy during elective abdominal procedures can significantly reduce ovarian cancer risk, as most cases originate in the fallopian tubes. National guidelines recommend ...

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 lives annually.

When Sarah Chen was 36 years old, she and her two sisters found out that their mom carried a gene that could put them at an extremely high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. So, Chen and her sisters ...

Physician peer influence plays a crucial role in the adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer risk reduction. OS uptake increased after 2015 recommendations, with significant ...

Genetic susceptibility accounts for 20% of ovarian cancer risk, and risk-reducing bilateral salpingectomy remains the gold standard for prevention. In this study, about 24% of patients with high-grade ...

Ovarian cancer has long proved difficult to treat. Could the answer lie within the disease itself? Discover how synthetic ...