Weight-loss surgery may run counter to developing breast cancer:
New research presented by Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers stated that women with a genetic predisposition of developing breast cancer were likely to develop the malignancy 2.5 times more than the women who went on weight-loss bariatric surgery. Body Mass Index is the primary metric used to find the obesity level of the people. BMI level of 24 is said to be healthy, and more than 35 is said to be obese.
The study revealed that those whose BMI is more than 35 are prone to develop breast cancer. 18% of the people with BMI more than 35 are in the cancer list compared to 7% of the people who have undergone bariatric surgery.
American Cancer Society revealed that those who have more fat tissue are in the hit list of getting Breast cancer due to rising Estrogen levels. Not only breast cancer, but overweight is also associated with more than 13 types of cancers and is comprised of 40% in the cancer list, according to the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention.