2027 Social Security Changes, Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research

Key takeaways

• Understand 2027 Social Security changes, including a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment.
• Review new prostate cancer screening recommendations, including earlier screening for higher-risk men.
• Consider how fallopian tube removal may dramatically reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.

Summary

2027 Social Security changes include a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment, adding about $75 a month to the average retirement check, as well as a higher amount of income subject to Social Security taxes. New terminology will also help people understand how claiming age affects monthly payments.

New cancer guidance includes routine prostate cancer screening every two years for men ages 50 to 69. Research on ovarian cancer also points to a promising prevention approach: women who had their fallopian tubes removed had a nearly 80% lower risk of developing the most common form of ovarian cancer.

The key takeaways and summary were created with the assistance of generative AI. An AARP editor reviewed and refined the content for accuracy and clarity.

Full transcript

[0:00:04] There are a few changes coming to Social Security next year.

[0:00:07] All beneficiaries will see a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment

[0:00:11] in 2027, adding about $75 a month to the average retirement check.

[0:00:16] The amount of income subject to Social Security taxes is rising

[0:00:21] from $184,500 to about $192,000.

[0:00:26] Earnings above that amount won’t be taxed for Social Security.

[0:00:30] And new terms minimum, standard and maximum monthly benefit age will

[0:00:35] help people understand how the age they claim Social Security affects

[0:00:39] their payments, which can be up to 30% lower when claiming at 62.

[0:00:44] The American Cancer Society now recommends routine prostate cancer screening

[0:00:48] every two years for men ages 50 to 69.

[0:00:52] It’s a major shift for the second leading cause of cancer death among men.

[0:00:57] Previously, men were simply advised to discuss screening with their doctors.

[0:01:01] Black men and those with a strong family history should start at age 45.

[0:01:06] When caught before it spreads, prostate cancer has a five-year

[0:01:10] survival rate above 99%.

[0:01:13] A new approach could help women dramatically reduce

[0:01:16] their risk of ovarian cancer.

[0:01:19] The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends that

[0:01:23] women consider having their fallopian tubes removed during a hysterectomy,

[0:01:27] abdominal or pelvic operations, or as an alternative to tube tying.

[0:01:32] A 2026 JAMA study found that women who had their fallopian tubes removed had

[0:01:38] a nearly 80% lower risk of developing the most common form of ovarian cancer.

[0:01:43] That’s because the most common and deadliest form often begins in the

[0:01:47] fallopian tubes, not in the ovaries.

[0:01:50] For women at average risk, doctors recommend considering the

[0:01:54] procedure only when surgery is already planned for another reason.