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 | This answer is not correct. Ovarian cancer usually causes few or only vague symptoms in the beginning. |
 | This answer is correct. Ovarian cancer usually causes few or only vague symptoms in the beginning. |
2. Ovarian cancer can be detected in an early stage with extra examinations
| This answer is correct. Ovarian cancer cannot yet be detected at an early stage. Regular examination of the ovaries with ultrasounds and measuring blood values (CA-125) does not work. |
| This answer is not correct. Ovarian cancer cannot yet be detected at an early stage. Regular examination of the ovaries with ultrasounds and measuring blood values (CA-125) does not work. |
| This answer is correct. Of 100 women with a BRCA1 mutation, about 35 to 45 will develop ovarian cancer if surgery is not performed. |
| This answer is not correct. Of 100 women with a BRCA1 mutation, about 35 to 45 will develop ovarian cancer if surgery is not performed. |
| This answer is correct. Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries has been proven to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by about 96%. |
| This answer is not correct. Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries has been proven to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by about 96%. |
| This answer is correct. The most common type seems to arise in the fallopian tubes. We do not yet know whether the other types of ovarian cancer also arise in the fallopian tubes. |
| This answer is not correct. The most common type seems to arise in the fallopian tubes. We do not yet know whether the other types of ovarian cancer also arise in the fallopian tubes. |
| This answer is correct. The ovaries produce hormones. When the ovaries are removed, the production of hormones stops. Thus, a woman goes into menopause immediately after the removal of the ovaries. |
| This answer is not correct. The ovaries produce hormones. When the ovaries are removed, the production of hormones stops. Thus, a woman goes into menopause immediately after the removal of the ovaries. |
| This answer is not correct. To what extent menopause bothers women is different for each woman. Most women do have some symptoms of menopause. Symptoms associated with menopause include: hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, mood swings and sexual problems. |
| This answer is correct. To what extent menopause bothers women is different for each woman. Most women do have some symptoms of menopause. Symptoms associated with menopause include: hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, mood swings and sexual problems. |
| This answer is correct. Hormone replacement can reduce the symptoms of menopause. But they do not work as well as your own body's hormones. The effects of early menopause later in life can be reduced with hormone replacement. |
| This answer is not correct. Hormone replacement can reduce the symptoms of menopause. But they do not work as well as your own body's hormones. The effects of early menopause later in life can be reduced with hormone replacement. |
| This answer is not correct. The fallopian tubes do not play a role in the production of hormones. Your ovaries still produce hormones after the removal of the fallopian tubes. Therefore, after the removal of the fallopian tubes, you will not go into menopause. Therefore, you do not need to use hormone replacement. |
| This answer is correct. The fallopian tubes do not play a role in the production of hormones. Your ovaries still produce hormones after the removal of the fallopian tubes. Therefore, after the removal of the fallopian tubes, you will not go into menopause. Therefore, you do not need to use hormone replacement. |
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