Breast Cancer Characteristics after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Matched Comparison to Patients with Severe Obesity - Takeaways - MDSpire

Breast Cancer Characteristics after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Matched Comparison to Patients with Severe Obesity

  • By

  • Jawad Tome

  • Marian Khatib

  • Eran Nizri

  • Lilah Margalit Grigg

  • Lior Orbach

  • Guy Lahat

  • Shai Meron Eldar

  • Adam Abu-Abeid

  • May 27, 2025

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    Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally, with rates expected to exceed 3 million cases annually by 2040.

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    Severe obesity is linked to at least 14 types of cancers, including breast cancer, due to changes in insulin pathways and hormone levels.

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    Metabolic and bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer in patients with severe obesity, despite still encountering cases post-surgery.

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    The study found no significant differences in disease-free survival or recurrence rates between breast cancer patients after metabolic surgery and those without.

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    Patients who underwent metabolic surgery had a lower BMI at breast cancer surgery and different receptor profiles compared to the non-surgery group.

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Breast Cancer Characteristics after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Matched Comparison to Patients with Severe Obesity

  • by Jawad Tome, Marian Khatib, Eran Nizri, Lilah Margalit Grigg, Lior Orbach, Guy Lahat, Shai Meron Eldar, Adam Abu-Abeid

  • May 27, 2025

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