This simple surgery could slash ovarian cancer rates in Canada, specialists say

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White Coat Black Art26:29Preventing ovarian cancer

Lindsay Mazepa had never heard of opportunistic salpingectomy.

But when Mazepa was discussing her upcoming C-section for the birth of her twins, her obstetrician-gynecologist suggested the procedure instead of the tubal ligation for family planning they were already considering. 

The 43-year-old mom of three in Port Coquitlam, B.C., says her doctor explained at the time that the procedure would “significantly decrease” any chances of ovarian cancer in the future. 

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Opportunistic salpingectomy is the removal of the fallopian tubes in an average-risk woman who is done having children and is already undergoing a gynecological surgery, such as a

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