Can You Still Get Ovarian Cancer Without Ovaries. In recent years researchers have learned that many cases of ovarian cancer don t even start in the ovaries. Your risk depends on the type of hysterectomy you had.
We think a portion of ovarian cancers actually arise from cells in the fallopian tubes says shelley tworoger adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at harvard medical school and associate center director of population science at the moffitt cancer center. Hello i am an oncology nurse and the answer to your question is yes. In recent years researchers have learned that many cases of ovarian cancer don t even start in the ovaries.
Women under 46 says the study who had elective removal of their ovaries went on to have a significantly elevated risk of the following.
It turns out that ovarian cancer is a bit of a misnomer. Yes you still have a risk of ovarian cancer or a type of cancer that acts just like it primary peritoneal cancer if you ve had a hysterectomy. A woman produces 4 types of estrogen but it is estradoil that drives this cancer and your adrenal glands produce a scant amount of estradoil. Fat cells store the excess estradoil you have produced in your ovaries and over time this lessens.
