Study finds a lower cancer risk after obesity surgery regardless of age or sex
Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of obesity-related cancer regardless of sex and age, according to a large Nordic registry study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The results, published in JAMA Surgery, strengthen knowledge about the cancer-preventive effects of bariatric surgery for several cancers linked to obesity.
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