Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspect

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels People who are taller are at greater risk of developing cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund reports there is strong evidence taller people have a higher chance of developing cancer of the: pancreas large bowel uterus (endometrium) ovary prostate kidney skin (melanoma) and breast (pre- and post-menopausal). But why? Here’s what we know, don’t know and suspect. A well established pattern The UK Million Women Study found that for 15 of the 17 cancers they investigated, the taller you are the more likely you are to have them. It found that overall, each 10-centimeter increase Read More