What are the different types of weight loss surgeries available at Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss and how do they work? Answer according to: It has long been known that being overweight increases your risk for many serious health conditions, including Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Now, there’s evidence that weight loss surgery may impact an individual’s risk of developing cancer.
Patients who underwent gastric bypass, gastric banding or sleeve gastrectomy had a 77 percent decreased risk of developing hormone-related cancers—such as breast, endometrial or prostate cancer—when compared with those who did not have the surgery, according to a new study published July 13 in BJS, the British Journal of Surgery.
The national population-based cohort study used data from the Hospital Episode Statistics database in England, collected between 1997 and 2012, and matched 8,794 obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery with 8,794 controls who did not have the surgery. In both groups, the median age of study participants was 42 years old, and the median follow-up was 55 months.
According to the study findings, bariatric surgery was associated with a five-fold decrease in the risk of hormone-related cancers, particularly in patients who had undergone gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Additional studies are needed to understand the biological mechanisms behind these findings.
There are several types of bypass procedures, but all of them bypass part of the small intestine that absorbs nutrients. Techniques available at the Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss involve stapling off an area of the stomach to create a smaller pouch or surgically removing part of the stomach, both of which create a smaller stomach area. Gastric bypass reduces production of the appetite hormone called Grehlin, making it easier to eat less.
If you’ve failed to lose weight through conventional methods, Tennova invites you to attend a free seminar to find out if you are a candidate for weight loss surgery. The seminar outlines the steps that have to be taken to proceed with surgery, and offers you an opportunity to meet with the surgical weight loss team so they can answer any questions you may have.
Weight loss surgery seminars are held on the first and third Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Turkey Creek Medical Center, 10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville. For more information or to register for a seminar, call 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or visit TennovaWeightLoss.com. Please register at least one day in advance of the seminar.
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