The Latest Skin Cancer Treatment: Liposuction?

Obesity is known to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. A new study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, have found that surgical removal of abdominal fat from mice fed a high-fat diet reduced the risk of ultraviolet-light induced skin cancer.  In fact, 75-80% fewer UV-induced skin cancers were observed in mice that had their fat removed than mice that did not undergo fat-removal surgery. Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United States with more than 2 million new cases each year. The effect of fat removal on skin cancer in humans is not currently known.