The risk of cancers linked to obesity may be reduced by more than half through bariatric surgery.

Published Date: 03 May 2023

In a 10-year follow-up, only 4% of obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer, as opposed to 89% of those who did not undergo a weight-loss procedure.

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