Taller people may be at a higher risk of developing different types of cancer, including breast cancer and melanoma, according to the largest study of its kind which examined 5.5 million men and women in Sweden.
The research is the largest long-term study carried out on the association between height and cancer in both genders.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and University of Stockholm examined 5.5 million men and women in Sweden, born between 1938 and 1991and with adult heights ranging between 100 cm and 225 cm.
They followed the group of individuals from 1958 or from the age of 20 until the end of 2011, and found that for every 10 cm of height, the risk of developing cancer increased by 18% in women and 11% in men.
Additionally , taller women had a 20% greater risk of developing breast cancer, while the risk of developing melanoma increased by approximately 30% per 10 cm of height in both men and women. Previous studies have also shown the same association between height and cancer.
SOURCE:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Taller-people-at-higher-risk-of-developing-cancer-Study/articleshow/49202172.cms
The research is the largest long-term study carried out on the association between height and cancer in both genders.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and University of Stockholm examined 5.5 million men and women in Sweden, born between 1938 and 1991and with adult heights ranging between 100 cm and 225 cm.
They followed the group of individuals from 1958 or from the age of 20 until the end of 2011, and found that for every 10 cm of height, the risk of developing cancer increased by 18% in women and 11% in men.
Additionally , taller women had a 20% greater risk of developing breast cancer, while the risk of developing melanoma increased by approximately 30% per 10 cm of height in both men and women. Previous studies have also shown the same association between height and cancer.
SOURCE:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Taller-people-at-higher-risk-of-developing-cancer-Study/articleshow/49202172.cms
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