Weight Loss Surgery Cuts Women's Cancer Risk WisdomCard™

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  1. U.S. News & World Report: Women Who Undergo Weight-Loss Surgery May Reduce Cancer Risk (June 24, 2009)health.usnews.com - Women Who Undergo Weight-Loss Surgery May Reduce Cancer Risk
  2. Daily News: Stomach Staple May Reduce Cancer Risk for Women, but Not for Men (June 24, 2009)nydailynews.com - Stomach Staple May Reduce Cancer Risk for Women, but Not for Men
  3. Press Association: Slimming Op Could Cut Cancer Risk (June 24, 2009)google.com - Slimming Op Could Cut Cancer Risk
  4. Reuters: Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk in Women (June 23, 2009)reuters.com - Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk in Women
  5. BBC News: Obesity Ops May Cut Cancer Risk (June 23, 2009)news.bbc.co.uk - Obesity Ops May Cut Cancer Risk
  6. AFP: Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Rate in Obese Women (May 27, 2009)google.com - Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Rate in Obese Women
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Research Notes on Weight Loss Surgery Cuts Women's Cancer Risk


New research suggests weight loss surgery may lower a woman's risk of developing cancer. The surgery does not have the same effect on men. Losing weight through other, slower means did not appear to have any cancer fighting effects.1

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  • This study shows that weight loss surgery is associated with a 42% drop in cancer levels for women.2
  • Scientists believe the key to surgery's impact is through hormone levels.2
  • The study is published in Lancet Oncology.

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Daily News: Stomach Staple May Reduce Cancer Risk for Women, but Not for Men (June 24, 2009)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BBC News: Obesity Ops May Cut Cancer Risk (June 23, 2009)

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