Comment on: Esophageal Cancer After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Population-based Comparative Cohort Study

It is well known that bariatric surgery has a positive effect on the course of secondary diseases such as diabetes mellitus or hypertension, which could be shown in large long-term, prospective, and controlled studies [1]. However, obesity is also an independent factor for the development of various types of cancer such as colon, liver, endometrial, pancreatic, ovarian or postmenopausal breast cancer [2,3]. As expected, the risk of carcinoma decreases on overall after bariatric surgery. Schauer et al.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research