Association of bariatric surgery with cancer risk and mortality in adults with obesity
A Aminian, R Wilson, A Al-Kurd, C Tu, A Milinovich… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Obesity increases the incidence and mortality from some types of cancer, but it
remains uncertain whether intentional weight loss can decrease this risk. Objective To
investigate whether bariatric surgery is associated with lower cancer risk and mortality in
patients with obesity. Design, Setting, and Participants In the SPLENDID (Surgical
Procedures and Long-term Effectiveness in Neoplastic Disease Incidence and Death)
matched cohort study, adult patients with a body mass index of 35 or greater who underwent …
remains uncertain whether intentional weight loss can decrease this risk. Objective To
investigate whether bariatric surgery is associated with lower cancer risk and mortality in
patients with obesity. Design, Setting, and Participants In the SPLENDID (Surgical
Procedures and Long-term Effectiveness in Neoplastic Disease Incidence and Death)
matched cohort study, adult patients with a body mass index of 35 or greater who underwent …
