According to the latest study, removing ovaries of women who happen to have a high risk of breast as well as ovarian cancer due to the mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes authentically reduces their risk of getting these both cancers.

Researchers carried out what’s known as the meta-analysis that combines the results of a series of studies and re-analyses them. Dr. Timothy Rebbeck, professor of epidemiology, who led the research at the University of Pennsylvania, observed the results of 10 such studies. The report was published in the January 13th issue of the Journal of National Cancer Institute. The risk reduction is pretty substantial but not as high as suggested in the previous studies.

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