What is Fallopian Tube Cancer?

Fallopian tube cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects women. Only 1500-2000 cases have been reported throughout the history of the disease. This is not to be confused with a metastatic cancer that has spread to the fallopian tubes. This article refers to primary fallopian tube cancer, meaning the cancer originated in the fallopian tubes.

Facts About Fallopian Tube Cancer

• Fallopian tube cancer primarily affects women between the ages of 50 to 60, however women of any age can develop the disease
  
  
• It accounts for only 2% of gynecologic cancer cancers
  
  
• 300 women in the United States will be diagnosed with Fallopian tube cancer in 2005
  
  
• Fallopian tube cancer affects more Caucasian women than women of other races

Fallopian tube cancer occurs when a malignant tumor or cells develop in the fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes are slim ducts that serve as a pathway for eggs to reach the uterus. Women have two fallopian tubes.