Bariatric Surgery Reduces Breast Cancer Incidence in a Prospective Trial
Swati A. Kulkarni,
Helene M. Sterbling
Abstract:In this issue of JAMA Surgery, Kristensson et al 1 build on their previous research using participants from the Swedish Obese Subjects Study (SOS), a prospective, controlled trial comparing bariatric surgery to usual care. The SOS investigators initially reported a decrease in cancer incidence after bariatric surgery in women, but not in men. 2 Subsequently, in the cohort of women participants, they reported that bariatric surgery reduced the incidence of female-specific cancers, particularly in those women wh… Show more
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