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Physicians' Perspectives and Practice Patterns Toward Opportunistic Salpingectomy in High- and Low-Risk Women.
Cancer investigation - 2 Jan 2017
Jones Nathaniel L, Schulkin Jay, Urban Renata R, Wright Jason D, Burke William M, Hou June Y, McElwain Cora A, Tergas Ana I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy (OBS) has been proposed as an ovarian cancer risk-reducing strategy. METHODS: A survey was emailed to 300 members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. RESULTS: 125 (42%) surveys were returned: 60% female, 88% generalists, 67% private practice. Only 36% correctly identified the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer, only 23% understood the...
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