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Are obese people or people with bad diets more prone to cancer? if so, what cancers?
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Yes.: Obese people are prone to some cancers. Examples are breast cancer, endometrial cancer, pancreatic cancer.
Answered 9/11/2014
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Very much so: The most commonly associated cancers of increased risk with obese persons are/involve(in no particular order): - gallbladder - esophagus(food pipe) - pancreas - colon - breast - uterine - kidney - thyroid
Answered 8/2/2014
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