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USO Tied to Lower HGSC Risk, Study Shows

Researchers assess whether unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy before age 50 lowers cancer risk without raising cardiovascular or bone complications.

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  1. USO significantly reduces high-grade serous ovarian cancer risk by 36% compared to controls.
  2. The study included 42,306 women under 50 from Swedish registries.
  3. USO does not increase the risk of coronary artery disease or osteoporosis.
  4. Follow-up median time was 13 years, confirming consistency of results.
  5. Findings specific to premenopausal women under 50.
  6. Limitations include unavailability of certain confounding factors.
  7. USO could serve as an alternative to BSO for cancer prevention.

Source: PLOS Medicine

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