"But women who are morbidly obese or who have cardiac risk factors are not good candidates for surgery," said Dr. Sharad Ghamande, a gynecologic surgeon and oncologist." This really pissed me off!! I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer a year ago and was successfully treated with surgery, DESPITE the fact that I am morbidly obese. When I was given the news that I had cancer by my gynecologist [over the phone no less], I asked whether surgery would be the next step. He stated that he didn't think that they would be able to do surgery because I was too fat. So, I spent the following month (until my appointment with my gynecologic oncologist), upset and terrified that they would be unable to treat my cancer because of my size and that I was therefore doomed. When I saw my surgeon, she took no issue with my weight and scheduled me for surgery by the DaVinci method. My surgery (which was considered curative) went fine and my recovery was uneventful. While I understand that there may be some risks in regards to weight, these are very often times manageable. I think that a poor attitude towards operating on the obese has a LOT to do with size prejudice and the skill set (or lack thereof) of the surgeon in question. When someone is facing a cancer diagnosis, they have enough stress to deal with, without the fear mongering about obesity.