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The origins of ovarian cancer

As the fallopian tubes come to the fore as the source of the most common form of ovarian cancer, researchers and clinicians are devising strategies to prevent the disease.
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Nature 600, S42-S44 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03717-7

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Ovarian cancer, an editorially independent supplement produced with the financial support of third parties. About this content.

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  • Correction 01 February 2022: An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed the theory that ovarian tumours might arise in the fallopian tubes and endometrium to Louis Dubeau. In fact, Dubeau suggested that some ovarian tumours might arise from epithelial cells with similar developmental origins, but did not identify the specific population of these cells within the fallopian tubes as the source.

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