Dr. Leslie Andriani, a gynecologic surgical oncologist with Northwell Health at Danbury and Norwalk Hospitals, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss a new preventive option now available at Norwalk Hospital: opportunistic salpingectomy, a procedure shown to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. As September marks Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Andriani explains how the surgery works, who may benefit, and why it is now covered by insurance as a risk-reducing measure.
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