Article
Patient perspectives on risk-reducing salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy for ovarian cancer risk-reduction: A systematic review of the literature.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jun 2023
Perez Luiza, Webster Emily, Bull Leslie, Brewer Jesse T, Ahsan Muhammad Danyal, Lin Jenny, Levi Sarah R, Cantillo Evelyn, Chapman-Davis Eloise, Holcomb Kevin, Rosenberg Shoshana M, Frey Melissa K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Increasing evidence suggests the fallopian tube as the site of origin of BRCA1/2-associated high-grade ovarian cancers. Several ongoing trials are evaluating salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy (RRSDO) for ovarian cancer risk reduction and patients are beginning to ask their clinicians about this surgical option. This study sought to systematically review the available literature examining patient...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Ovariectomy
- Salpingectomy
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Risk Reduction Behavior
- Mutation
