While lesbians may be less likely to have children, use hormonal birth control, or have regular breast cancer screenings, they also have a higher prevalence of other risk factors for breast cancer such as alcohol consumption, higher rates of obesity, and higher rates of smoking. Therefore, they may be at a greater risk for breast cancer.

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Lesbians

Question 53

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Lesbians

A) are generally less vulnerable to all kinds of cancer,especially breast cancer.
B) are at greater risk for breast cancer because of their lack of exposure to testosterone.
C) with breast cancer are more likely to detect their cancer in the early stages of the disease.
D) might be at a greater risk for breast cancer because they have a greater prevalence of some risk factors for breast cancer.

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