A 33-year-old member asked:
if you have a total hysterectomy can you still get ovarian cancer?
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Dr. Sewa Legha answered
50 years experience Medical Oncology
Yes you can: Hysterectomy, is removal of the uterus: ovaries are separate glands lying next to the uterus. Often they are removed at the time of hysterectomy, but not always.
Ovarian cancer can also arise from the epithelial lining of the peritoneum(sometimes called primary peritoneal carcinoma) which behaves just like ovarian cancer and is treated the same way as primary ovarian cancer.
Answered on Apr 3, 2019
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Yes: A yearly check of the ovary at your gynecologist is your best prevention. Ovarian cancer is fairly common and this is worth doing.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Elizebeth HARMON answered
37 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yes: If you still have ovaries you can get cancer. Hysterectomy is removal of the uterus not the ovaries.
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gerard Honore answered
29 years experience Fertility Medicine
Yes: Although its extremely rare, and usually involves an ovarian remnant.
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