Fallopian tube cancer, also called tubal cancer, is one of the rarest gynecological cancers. There are only about 1,500 to 2,000 cases reported in the United States per year.
While some fallopian tube cancer develops inside the tubes that connect the uterus and the ovaries, it is more common for cancer to spread to the fallopian tubes from other parts of the body. Though it can occur at any age, fallopian tube cancer typically affects women between the ages of 50 and 60.
Caucasian women who have had no children are more likely to develop the disease.