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A pioneering, B.C.-led surgical procedure aimed at preventing ovarian
cancer has been deemed safe by a new Italian study published Thursday
in the medical journal Gynecologic Oncology.
B.C. experts have
been at the forefront of a change in surgical protocols that recommends
the removal of women’s Fallopian tubes during hysterectomies in order to
reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer.
But, as a
Vancouver Sun series published earlier this year showed, preventive
Fallopian tube removal has been controversial because of concerns on the
part of some surgeons that there is no proof that removing the tubes
won’t compromise biological functions or pose undue surgical risks.
The
new Italian study found no negative effects of the procedure, prompting
the authors to note that because of the “reassuring data, it could be
possible for our group to start a preventive campaign in South Italy,
following the example of British Columbia.”............
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