Substantial weight loss can cut people’s risk of developing and or dying from cancer
besity is linked to a number of health issues, including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, liver problems, and joint disorders. But many people might not know that the condition is also closely tied to cancer., researchers provide the strongest evidence yet supporting the link between obesity and cancer, and the benefits of weight-loss surgery in lowering the risk of developing or dying from cancer.
“What we’ve observed here is a very large effect,” says Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic and the senior author of the paper. “I think this data is as strong as is going to be available for quite some time to support yet another reason why weight loss is a really important public-health intervention.”
“I want more primary care physicians to have serious conversations with their patients about the consequences of obesity and the reversibility of the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity,” says Nissen. “The primary care physician can start the conversation with their patients to consider surgery and determine if they are eligible.”
While the study found that surgery, and the dramatic weight loss associated with it, were linked to a significant reduction in cancer, both Nissen and Aminian acknowledge that with nearly 42% of people in the U.S. now qualifying as obese, surgery is not a practical option for all of them. Not all will qualify for the invasive surgery, which comes with significant risks as it involves major rerouting of the digestive tract.
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