Association between weight loss and serum biomarkers with risk of incident cancer in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery cohort

Bariatric surgery reduces cancer risk in populations with obesity. It is unclear if weight loss alone or metabolic changes related to bariatric surgery cause this effect.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - April 18, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Andrea M. Stroud, Elizabeth N. Dewey, Farah A. Husain, Jared M. Fisher, Anita P. Courcoulas, David R. Flum, James E. Mitchell, Walter J. Pories, Jonathan Q. Purnell, Bruce M. Wolfe Tags: Original articles Source Type: research