ArticleObesity surgery2022
Colorectal Cancer Risk Is Impacted by Sex and Type of Surgery After Bariatric Surgery.
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- Intentional Weight Loss and Associated Cancer Incidence Among People With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Literature Review.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Future Cancer Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- The Protective Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Development of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Does Bariatric Surgery Reduce the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Individuals with Morbid Obesity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- The Impact of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk and Outcomes in Adults With Obesity: a Propensity-matched, Nationwide, Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Cancer Risk: Nutritional Perspectives and Long-Term Clinical Implications.Nutrients · 2026Review
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- Effect of weight loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study.Medicine · 2025Article
- Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with Lower Concentrations of Fecal Secondary Bile Acids and Their Metabolizing Microbial Enzymes: A Pilot Study.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Distinctive patterns of sulfide- and butyrate-metabolizing bacteria after bariatric surgery: potential implications for colorectal cancer risk.Gut microbes · 2023Article
- Bariatric surgery reduces colorectal cancer incidence in obese individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- The Risk of Colorectal Polyps after Weight Loss Therapy Versus Obesity: A Propensity-Matched Nationwide Cohort Study.Cancers · 2023Article
- The impact of surgical weight loss procedures on the risk of metachronous colorectal neoplasia: the differential effect of surgery type, sex, and anatomic location.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2023Article
- Metabolic and bariatric surgery and obesity pharmacotherapy for cancer prevention: current status and future possibilities.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2023Review
- Obesity, the Adipose Organ and Cancer in Humans: Association or Causation?Biomedicines · 2023Review
- The implication of gut microbiota in recovery from gastrointestinal surgery.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeSex differences exist in the associations between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, limited data exist on how sex affects CRC risk after bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective cohort study used the 2012-2020 MarketScan database. We employed a propensity-score-matched analysis and precise coding to define CRC in this nationwide US study. Adjusted hazards ratio (HR) assessed CRC risk ≥ 6 months. In a restricted analysis, logistic regression with adjusted odds ratios (OR) examined CRC risk ≥ 3 years.
resultsOur sample included 327,734 controls with severe obesity and 88,630 patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (VSG). The odds of cessation of diabetes mellitus medications, a surrogate for diabetes remission, were higher post-surgery vs. controls, especially in RYGB and males. In females, CRC risk decreased post-RYGB compared to controls (HR = 0.40, 95%CI: 0.18-0.87, p = 0.02). However, VSG was not associated with lower CRC risk in females. Paradoxically, in males compared to controls, CRC risk trended toward an almost significant increase, especially after 3 years or more from surgery (OR = 2.18, 95%CI: 0.97-4.89, p = 0.06). Males had a higher risk of CRC, particularly rectosigmoid cancer, than females after bariatric surgery (HR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.35-5.38, p < 0.001). Furthermore, diabetes remission was not associated with a lower CRC risk post-surgery.
conclusionOur data suggest an increased risk of CRC in males compared to females after bariatric surgery. Compared to controls, there was a decrease in CRC risk in females' post-RYGB but not VSG. Mechanistic studies are needed to explain these differences.
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