Colorectal Cancer Risk Following Bariatric Surgery in a Nationwide Study of French Individuals With Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although bariatric surgery is effective against morbid obesity, the association of this surgery with the risk of colorectal cancer remains controversial.

Objective

To assess whether bariatric surgery is associated with altered risk of colorectal cancer among individuals with obesity.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, population-based, multicenter, cohort study based on French electronic health data included 1 045 348 individuals with obesity, aged 50 to 75 years, and free of colorectal cancer at baseline. All inpatients with obesity having data recorded during a hospital stay between 2009 and 2018 by the French national health insurance information system database were followed up for a mean (SD) of 5.3 (2.1) years for those who did not

SUBMITTER: Bailly L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066530 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature