I saw this article a couple of weeks ago, then found it again this morning, so I decided to link to it. It’s about how weight loss surgery can cut the risk of cancer by as much as 80%
Article on Weight Loss Surgery
July 12, 2008 by pstarr999
Posted in weight loss | Tagged bariatric surgery, gastric bypass surgery, weight loss surgery | 1 Comment
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Interesting. Looks like the reduction is cancer risk is causally tied to the weight loss. That makes sense, since as the article says, “Obesity raises the risk for several types of cancer.” I’m glad options are available to people.