Open AccessAssociation of Bariatric Surgery With Skin Cancer Incidence in Adults With Obesity
Author(s) -
Magdalena Taube,
Markku Peltonen,
Kajsa Sjöholm,
Åsa Anveden,
Johanna C. AnderssonAssarsson,
Peter Jacobson,
PerArne Svensson,
Martin O. Bergö,
Lena Carlsson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.3240
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , incidence (geometry) , skin cancer , surgery , cancer , cancer registry , population , weight loss , environmental health , physics , optics
Obesity is a cancer risk factor, and bariatric surgery in patients with obesity is associated with reduced cancer risk. However, evidence of an association among obesity, bariatric surgery, and skin cancer, including melanoma, is limited.
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