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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Robin Williams

New Study Reveals Ozempic and Weight-Loss Drugs May Reduce Risk of Obesity-Linked Cancers

A ground-breaking research that analysed health data from more than 170,000 adults have found that weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic could slash the risk of developing certain cancers by up to 28 per cent.

The large-scale study found that patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists—a class of medications that includes Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro—showed a seven per cent overall reduction in obesity-related cancer risk compared to those on alternative diabetes treatments.

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