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GLP-1 medications may lower risk of certain cancers

CNN — July 6, 2024, 02:00 AM UTC

Summary: A study suggests GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may lower the risk of certain cancers. Overweight individuals have a higher risk of 13 types of cancer, with 40% of new diagnoses linked to excess weight. GLP-1 treatment reduced the risk of 10 obesity-associated cancers by over half. The study analyzed 1.7 million people with type 2 diabetes. Further research is needed on the relationship between weight loss and cancer risk reduction.

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