Why tall women have higher cancer risk

My next item would be a decent tape measure " you would be surprised how many people don't have one.

My next item would be a decent tape measure " you would be surprised how many people don't have one.

Published Aug 22, 2012

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London - Tall women may face a higher risk of getting cancer. New research based on 90,000 women who were tracked for more than 16 years shows that a woman’s overall risk of cancer increases for every 10cm increase in height.

The researchers identified ten cancers that seemed to have a strong link to height - these were colorectal, colon, breast, endometrial, ovarian, kidney, thyroid, melanoma, and leukaemia.

Every 10cm increase in height carried an 11 percent greater risk of postmenopausal breast cancer and up to 51 percent greater risk of melanoma.

“The study provides strong support for a positive association of adult height with risk of certain cancers,” say the researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.

It’s thought taller women have increased levels of inflammation in their bodies, which is linked to DNA damage that can turn cells cancerous. - Daily Mail

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