Long-term incidence of colorectal cancer after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study.

Bariatric surgery in patients with obesity is generally considered to reduce cancer risk in patients with obesity. However, for colorectal cancer some studies report an increased risk with bariatric surgery, whereas others report a decreased risk. These conflicting results demonstrate the need of mo...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Taube, Markku Peltonen, Kajsa Sjöholm, Richard Palmqvist, Johanna C Andersson-Assarsson, Peter Jacobson, Per-Arne Svensson, Lena M S Carlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248550