© 2023 KUNR
An illustrated mountainscape with trees and a broadcast tower.
Serving Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
KUNR is partnering with the Sugar Pine Foundation through March 24. Click here to become a sustaining member today at $10/month.
Your gift will also support the restoration of sugar pines in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Experts recommend removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, under some circumstances

Published February 2, 2023 at 9:11 AM PST

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with New York Times reporter Roni Rabin about a new recommendation for most people at risk of ovarian cancer.

One research and advocacy organization says people at risk should consider removing their fallopian tubes after they finish having kids and having another gynecological procedure.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.