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Removing ovaries can lower cancer rate for high-risk women, studies find.

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| May 20, 2002 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marilynn Marchione

Orlando, Fla. _ Women with faulty genes who are at greater risk for breast and ovarian cancer can cut their odds of getting the diseases by having their ovaries removed instead of, or in addition to, more disfiguring mastectomies, two studies found.

Experts say the findings justify genetic testing, which has been controversial because of fears of insurance discrimination and other negative consequences.

Both studies will be published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, and one was presented Monday at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a conference of 25,000 cancer experts.

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