Journal article
Bariatric Surgery and Breast Cancer Incidence: a Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study
Abstract
PurposeObesity is associated with increased breast cancer risk in women. Bariatric surgery induces substantial weight loss. However, the effects of such weight loss on subsequent breast cancer risk in women with obesity are poorly understood. To examine breast cancer incidence and related outcomes in women with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery.Materials and MethodsThis was a population-based matched cohort study of breast surgery outcomes …
Authors
Doumouras AG; Lovrics O; Paterson JM; Sutradhar R; Paszat L; Sivapathasundaram B; Tarride J-E; Anvari M
Journal
Obesity Surgery, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 1261–1269
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2022
DOI
10.1007/s11695-022-05946-9
ISSN
0960-8923