Obesity surgery and cancer. What are the unanswered questions?
Obesity has become a global epidemic with a soaring economic encumbrance due
to its related morbidity and mortality. Amongst obesity-related conditions, cancer is
indeed the most redoubtable. Bariatric surgery has been proven to be the most
effective treatment for obesity and its associatedmetabolic and cardiovascular disorders.
However, the understanding of whether and how bariatric surgery determines a
reduction in cancer risk is limited. Obesity-related malignancies primarily include