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Debbie Vernon, who last year weighed close to 280 pounds, has been dealing with weight issues since her late teens. But after watching her husband lose 140 pounds after gastric bypass surgery in 2006, and hearing positive results from other friends, Verno

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It's already known that weight-loss surgery for morbid obesity can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart problems. Now, new research shows that it may also cut a person’s risk of cancer by 80-percent.