Cancerprophylactic oophorectomy Share Tweet Surgery intended to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by removing the ovaries before disease develops.( PROH-fih-LAK-tik oh-oh-foh-REK-toh-mee )Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsSearch the Glossary of Medical Terms Previous: prophylactic mastectomy Next: prophylactic surgery NewsletterSign up for the QuackTrack.org newsletter below! Click to commentLeave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ QuackTrack on TwitterTweets by QuackTrack_org Trending Posts