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Are obese people more likely to get colon cancer?
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Possibly: Poor dietary habits can lead to obesity as well as colon cancer.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Yes, & other cancers: The national cancer institute, on its website, lists several cancers whose risks are increased in an obese person. The cancers are: breast cancer in post-menopausal women (women after menopause), endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus' lining), colon cancer, kidney cancer, and esophagus cancer (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).
Answered 7/7/2012
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