Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Using Medicine and Metabolic Weight-Loss Surgery Together in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

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Abstract

Minimally invasive metabolic/bariatric surgery combined with hysterectomy is feasible for patients with severe obesity and endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma.

  • Obesity is linked to increased risk of death from comorbidities in women with early-stage endometrial cancer.
  • Weight reduction is associated with improvements in quality of life and reduced obesity-related morbidity.
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists may influence obesity-related factors and certain tumor pathways, but their direct effects on endometrial cancer remain unproven.
  • Metabolic and bariatric interventions could be integrated into multidisciplinary management strategies for patients with severe obesity and endometrial cancer.
  • Prospective studies are needed to confirm the relationship between these interventions and long-term cancer outcomes.

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