One simple add-on procedure to routine pelvic surgeries could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from ovarian cancer every year. Yet most women are never told it’s an option. The procedure, ...

"I keep thinking, what would have happened if there had been any more delays?" Rachael Misfud said Rachael Misfud / SWNS (2) A mom of four said she was put on a nine-month waiting list to remove what ...

In the field of cancer medicine, the prevailing wisdom is that early detection and diagnosis saves lives. Catching cancer at earlier stages generally improves patient outcomes and increases chances of ...

You may lose a little weight after ovarian cyst surgery (cystectomy), not because of fat loss, but due to decreased fluid retention, reduced inflammation, and less bloating. Fluid-filled cysts on your ...

Surgery for gynecologic cancers is a common form of treatment, but each surgical approach has its advantages and disadvantages for patients. For patients with gynecologic cancers, opting for minimally ...

Borderline ovarian tumours (BOTs) represent a distinct subset of epithelial ovarian neoplasms that display atypical histological features yet lack overt stromal invasion, placing them between benign ...

Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. To Rebecca Stone, the single most ...

A prevention strategy developed by B.C. researchers reduces the risk of the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer by nearly 80 per cent, according to a new UBC study published today in JAMA ...

Surgeons have called for more awareness of a preventative surgery that could save the lives of thousands of women from a "silent killer" that lacks both clear symptoms and reliable screening tests.

New research has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before the age of 50 and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, the APOE4 allele, are at high risk of late-life ...

New research published by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Alberta has found that women who have had both ovaries surgically ...