On a related note, Swedish researchers published a study in today s Lancet Oncology medical journal that seemed to indicate that women who had their stomachs stapled were at a reduced risk for cancer, though the same results were not obtained for men.
In a way, that would make sense, since being overweight is a risk factor for many cancers, says ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. However, so many journalists fall into the trap of treating cancer like one disease, and this article does the same.
On a related note, Swedish researchers published a study in today s Lancet Oncology medical journal that seemed to indicate that women who had their stomachs stapled were at a reduced risk for cancer, though the same results were not obtained for men.
In a way, that would make sense, since being overweight is a risk factor for many cancers, says ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. However, so many journalists fall into the trap of treating cancer like one disease, and this article does the same.
ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross agrees: This is an imprecise, unscientific article. It s based on a case control study, and a small one, so I don t put much stock in it at all.
