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El cáncer de útero es el cáncer más común del aparato reproductor femenino. Se puede formar dentro del recubrimiento interno del útero o en la capa externa del tejido muscular.
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Se considera que el embarazo molar es resultado de un problema con la información genética transmitida entre un óvulo y un espermatozoide.
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Aún con la prueba de Papanicolaou y nuevas vacunas para mujeres jóvenes, no hay manera completa de prevenir el cáncer de cuello uterino.
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El cáncer de vagina representa entre el 2% a 3% de todos los cánceres ginecológicos y es una enfermedad relativamente poco común.
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Las probabilidades de contraer cáncer de ovarios aumenta con la edad de una mujer. El cáncer de ovarios ocurre en mujeres de más de 50 años de edad y el...
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Cirugía de ovarios para reducción de riesgo
Oophorectomy is the removal of the ovaries to treat or prevent ovarian cancer or other ovarian abnormalities. “Prophylactic oophorectomy” refers to the removal of healthy ovaries in women who have an elevated risk for ovarian cancer. Women with elevated hereditary risk for ovarian cancer also have an elevated risk for fallopian tube cancer. For this reason, when their ovaries are removed prophylactically, the fallopian tubes must also be removed. “Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy” (BSO) refers to the surgical removal of both ovaries and both tubes. In women at substantially increased risk for ovarian cancer, bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy has been shown to be a highly effective tool to lower the risk for both ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Although effective, some consider oophorectomy a drastic way to lower cancer risk. After prophylactic oophorectomy, there is still a small risk for developing cancer of the “peritoneum,” which is the lining of the abdomen. This type of cancer, called “primary peritoneal cancer,” is related to ovarian cancer. Although the risk remains, it is quite small. Currently there is no proven method of preventing or screening for primary peritoneal cancer.
Oophorectomy has been shown to be the most effective method for lowering risk for ovarian cancer in high-risk women. If performed before menopause, oophorectomy also lowers the risk for breast cancer in high-risk women. However, oophorectomy leads to early menopause, and women need to be counseled about the menopausal symptoms that they will likely experience.In post-menopausal women, oophorectomy is less likely to trigger new menopausal symptoms.
The decision to surgically remove the ovaries is highly personal. Confronting your personal cancer risk can be confusing and frustrating. If you are a high-risk woman trying to choose the best risk-management option, you need a clear sense of your own personal risk and an understanding of the potential benefits, risks, and side effects of prophylactic surgery. Therefore, it is important to consult with a cancer genetics specialist when determining your risk for ovarian cancer and making the risk-management decisions that are best for you.