Posts Tagged ‘Weight Loss Surgery’

Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought

30th July 2009 by admin No Comments

For those considering bariatric surgery to combat significant obesity, a new study suggests the risk of complications may be much lower than what has previously been reported.
The study, which looked at both gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (lap-band surgery), found that the risk of death for these surgeries was 0.3 percent and [...]

Weight-loss Surgery Cuts Cancer Risks in Women

24th June 2009 by admin 3 Comments

Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.
They found women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 percent less likely to develop cancer during a 10-year study published in the journal Lancet Oncology.
Men in the study did not benefit, possibly because many cancers are driven by female [...]