Obese women have a higher risk of breast cancer than lean women because _____

a. obese women have higher levels of estrogen
b. obese women eat high-fat diets
c. lean women exercise more
d. lean women have higher levels of estrogen in the body
e. obese woman have genetic factors that predispose them to cancer


a

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