[wbarber]

Very likely so. I know of at least one study in which they are interested in determining if weight loss from semaglutide results in a similar decrease in cancer rates that they see in bariatric surgery patients.

The drugs cause you to eat less and the mechanism of the drug may, in and of itself have some cardio protective effects. To get a drug approved for diabetics, you have to demonstrate it doesn’t cause cardiovascular issues because the comorbidity among diabetics is so high, and other drugs have a history of helping with blood sugars but causing cardiovascular issues. On those measures, iirc, semaglutide specifically showed my that the treatment group saw a significant reduction in cardiovascular events. I’m on mobile so can’t provide links at the moment.