Primary fallopian tube cancer, also known as tubal cancer, is a malignant tumor that originates from the fallopian tube.
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Source Tubal Ligation (Wikipedia)
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1. Fallopian tube cancer (Wikipedia)
Lead section, body-system statement
Along with primary ovarian and peritoneal carcinomas, it is grouped under epithelial ovarian cancers; cancers of the ovary that originate from a fallopian tube precursor.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC), also known as tubal cancer, is a malignant neoplasm that originates from the fallopian tube.
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Tubal Ligation (Wikipedia)
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Less commonly, tubal ligation procedures may also be performed for patients who are known to be carriers of mutations in genes that increase the risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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