Surgery may protect you from all types of cancer

A recent Swedish study showed that bariatric surgery is associated with a clear decrease in the risk of all types of cancer in general, and skin cancer in particular.

The study was conducted by researchers at the Swedish Sahelgrenska Academy, and they published their findings in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Dermatology.

The researchers pointed out that obesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer, and the level of risk decreases in people who lose weight in a number of ways, including weight-loss surgery.

The team conducted its study to uncover the relationship between weight loss by surgery and cancer prevention, especially skin cancer.

To reach the results, the researchers monitored more than 2,000 people who underwent bariatric surgery and compared their conditions with skin cancer with a control group of 2,000 others who were obese.

The results showed that obesity surgery reduced the risk of skin tumors by 57%, and also reduced all other forms of cancer by 42%, compared to the other group.

"This discovery could be described as a key piece of evidence to demonstrate the relationship between weight loss and cancer prevention, especially malignant skin cancer," said lead researcher Dr. Magdalina Taube.

"We can say this with confidence now thanks to the large number of documented residents that we have been able to monitor for a long time, and so we can see very clearly what happens when people lose their extra pounds," she added.