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Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk

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Posted: Fri., June 20, 2008, 10:09 am
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Topics: Obesity, Weight Management, bariatric surgery, breast cancer, colon cancer, McGill University, morbidly obese, weight-loss surgery, News
     

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery greatly reduce their risk of cancer, according to a study providing fresh evidence of health benefits from these increasingly common operations.

Researchers from McGill University in Montreal found that the people who underwent bariatric surgery saw reductions in particular in the risk for breast and colon cancer. Many people see dramatic weight loss after such surgery.
     
     
     
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