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Can tubal ligation lessen risk of ovarian cancer?

Q: Is it true that ovarian cancer may start in the fallopian tubes? Will having a tubal ligation lessen my chance of developing it? I have a family history of the disease and am a BRCA1 carrier.

By Paul Haluska, M.D., Mayo Clinic

March 7, 2012

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