title: Call to lower threshold for pre-emptive surgery.
abstract: The threshold for pre-emptive surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes of women aged 40 and over who are at high risk of developing ovarian cancer should be halved, say UK researchers.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D065286:Prophylactic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058994:Salpingectomy; D006113:United Kingdom