title: Bariatric surgery in cancer survivorship: does a history of cancer affect weight loss outcomes?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Weight loss is recommended for obese cancer survivors who are at increased risk of recurrence and non-cancer-related mortality. It remains unknown if this vulnerable population benefits from bariatric surgery to the same extent as those without a history of cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective chart review of 1013 patients identified 29 bariatric surgery patients with a history of cancer who were then matched to patients without a history of cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 1-year postsurgical follow-up, individuals with a history of cancer had lost less weight than those without a history of cancer (14.2 versus 14.8); however, this difference was not significant (P = .76).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cancer survivors appear to draw similar benefit from bariatric surgery as those without a history of cancer, although a larger study with greater statistical power to detect differences is needed to confirm these results. These preliminary results are encouraging in light of the increasing focus on weight loss among this population.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: ejphilip@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Errol J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mehyar H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Torghabeh
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Gladys W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Strain
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009519:New York City; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Cancer survivorship; Surgical weight loss