Conquest Summer 2015 - Jenna Arnold is reducing risk while leaving menopause for later | MD Anderson Cancer Center

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New procedure allows women who carry BRCA gene mutations to lower their chances of developing cancer by removing their fallopian tubes, but not their ovaries

..... “Dr. Nebgen is conducting a proof-of-concept study — a smaller-scale study that is confirming for us that women are interested in salpingectomy to reduce cancer risk and stave off menopause,” Lu says. “Now we’re ready to build on that initial research with larger studies that give us data on salpingectomy’s safety and effectiveness.”
Until then, Nebgen considers salpingectomy an option for women who say “absolutely no” to the recommended, more aggressive fallopian tube and ovary removal surgery.
“Salpingectomy is not yet the standard of care,” she says. “But it’s an evolving alternative.”