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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
*There are no standard recommendations for screening for ovarian cancer | *There are no standard recommendations for screening for ovarian cancer. | ||
*BRCA testing may be done in women at high risk for ovarian cancer. | *[[BRCA]] testing may be done in women at high risk for ovarian cancer. | ||
*Removal of the ovaries and tubes in women who have a mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes may reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, although ovarian cancer may still develop in other areas of the pelvis. | *Removal of the [[ovaries] and [[tubes]] in women who have a mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes may reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, although ovarian cancer may still develop in other areas of the [[pelvis]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Gynecology]] | [[Category:Gynecology]] | ||
[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
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Overview
Primary Prevention
- There are no standard recommendations for screening for ovarian cancer.
- BRCA testing may be done in women at high risk for ovarian cancer.
- Removal of the [[ovaries] and tubes in women who have a mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes may reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, although ovarian cancer may still develop in other areas of the pelvis.