PROTECTOR

Current research suggests that a significant number of cancers of the ovary actually start in the tubes. This has led to the proposal of an alternative strategy for reducing ovarian cancer risk, in which women are offered preventive surgery in two stages. The first procedure involves only removing the tubes (early salpingectomy). The second procedure involves removing the ovaries (delayed oophorectomy) after the individual has gone through the menopause. This novel prevention strategy (RRESDO - risk reducing early salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy) offers protection against ovarian cancer in young women whilst avoiding the negative health consequences of early menopause.

Also known as: PROTECTOR Study, Queen Mary University of London

Primary location: London United Kingdom