Norman Swan

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3,958 appearances 22 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Sep

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Health Report · Why you should speed up your steps, even just in short bursts. · 11 Sep 2026 podcast
And my husband was operating with an anaesthetist who said, Oh, I've just seen this big update from the US.
And Will said, this was covered on the health report 12 months ago.
We were all over it, or you were.
And according to ACOG, remove the fallopian tubes reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by as much as 78%.
So these updated guidelines say that obstetricians and gynecologists should routinely be removing the fallopian tubes at the time of hysterectomy.
They've also said that if someone is undergoing a procedure within the peritoneal cavity, you just mentioned appendisectomy.
Then if you're taking the appendix out and you're in there anyway, you should be removing the fallopian tubes if someone is done with their family planning, not considering pregnancy.
And if someone's looking at permanent contraception, so things like tubal sterilization, where they used to occlude the fallopian tubes or partially remove the fallopin tube,
ACOG are saying remove the fallopian tubes.
There's enough here to show that it prevents ovarian cancer and Norman that's a difficult cancer to diagnose.
It often presents really late with very generalized symptoms and it can be nausea and bloating and it can be difficult to actually pinpoint it.
Yeah, so the Royal Australia New Zealand College of Obstetricians Gynecologists or Ranscog, they don't have a position statement like this yet.
And Norman, I just wonder this, because when you broke that story last year, when when I was a listener and a co-host of the health report, I thought, gosh, if I go and get my appendix out.
Because it's inflamed and I have appendicitis and I have to touch wood as I say this, that's the rule of doctors, you must touch wood.
You're also slightly superstitious if we're honest.
We have our we have our weird things, both of us.
That's
But I would want my philosophy.
Oh dear.
Um sorry.
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