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Ovary removal can reduce risk of ovarian and breast cancers, study finds.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| August 31, 1999 | McCullough, Marie | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. 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

PHILADELPHIA _ Women at risk of developing hereditary ovarian and breast cancers can reduce their risk of both diseases by having their ovaries surgically removed, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

The radical surgery throws a woman into premature menopause by eliminating the organ that produces estrogen, the female sex hormone. But since there are no early detection tests for ovarian cancer, surgery is often advised for women likely to develop it.

The new study, published in Tuesday's Journal of the National Cancer Institute, demonstrates that removal of the ovaries also dramatically reduces breast cancer risk for…

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