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Cancer-Prevention Surgery May Not Ease Worries.
2001 MAY 17 - (NewsRx Network) -- Surgical removal of the ovaries substantially reduces the risk of ovarian cancer in women at high risk, but the procedure might not reduce the fear of cancer any more than routine screening, according to a study reported in the May 2001 issue of Psycho-Oncology.
Women who had undergone surgery to remove their ovaries reported more physical symptoms, such as aches and pains, weight gain, and headaches than those who remained on a program of regular ovarian screening. These symptoms may have been a sign of emotional distress, say Alison Fry of Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., and colleagues.
The surgical patients also reported greater difficulty participating in work and social activities due to physical or emotional problems.
"Given that at least part of the reason for undergoing this procedure is to reduce cancer worry and in doing so to improve overall psychological well-being and quality of life, our findings are of concern," the researchers say, although they don't advocate abandoning preventive surgery as a means of reducing cancer risk.
Fry et al. also found that "women who were premenopausal at the time of the operation fared less well than those who were postmenopausal, having higher levels of psychological distress and reporting longer recovery times."
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