Lower risk of colon cancer after bariatric surgery: study
The controversial findings disagree with other research
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Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of colon cancer in patients with obesity, according to findings that contradict previous research.
French researchers used national health-insurance data on more than one million patients with obesity, aged 50-75, with no history of colorectal cancer.