Esophageal cancer surgery not affected by obesity
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NEW YORK  - Obese patients who undergo surgery for esophageal cancer with a procedure called transhiatal esophagectomy appear to fare just as well as their normal weight counterparts, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego.
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Staying slim and fit is especially  important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk  of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new  guidelines issued on Wednesday.
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CHICAGO Obese people who have stomach-reducing surgery may be shedding more than just pounds. A new report says the operations may also cure other ills, like diabetes and high-blood pressure.
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Obese patients typically show poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this problem is fixed.
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Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    Their report - an analysis of 136 studies - suggests that in some cases, the drastic operations may alter the patient's body chemistry itself and relieve conditions that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure...
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A long-term study of people who had surgery for obesity found they lost more weight and experienced fewer obesity-related complications, including diabetes, than people who didn&#39;t have the operation.
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Even if they remained obese, women  who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a  recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and  vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   suggest that obesity per se is not a risk factor for organ   failure or death. However, the risk is increased with diabetes,   which often develops in people with a high body mass index   (BMI).
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Even though surgery can extend the lives of many people with esophageal cancer, only 25 percent of black Americans have  the procedure compared to 46 percent of white patients, a new study reports.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   confirm that obesity is associated with decreased survival   among women with ovarian cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Obesity is harmful to the brain for women, but it doesn't appear to raise the risk of dying for men who have suffered heart attacks, according to two new studies.
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If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.
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The growing obesity problem doesn't exclude pets.
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NEW YORK  - Obese men who undergo surgery  for prostate cancer are more likely than their non-obese peers  to experience a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels,  a sign that their disease is returning, new research suggests.  Moreover, this seems to be true even in cases in which all of  the cancer was apparently removed at surgery.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering on Wednesday from obesity surgery.
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Here&#39;s the good news from the National Cancer Institute. A new study finds those foods can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, unfortunately it doesn&#39;t decrease the risk of cancer.