Sunday, October 11, 2020

Weight loss surgery in obese diabetic patients significantly cuts pancreatic cancer risk


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/sh-wls100520.php

News Release 11-Oct-2020
Spink Health

Weight loss surgery significantly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people who are obese with diabetes, a new 20-year analysis has found.


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The research found that obese patients with diabetes were significantly less likely to develop pancreatic cancer if they had undergone bariatric surgery (prevalence of 0.32% vs 0.19%, p<0.05). The majority of patients (73%) that underwent surgery within the study were female.

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