Taller People Have Higher Cancer Risk

Taller people have a higher risk of developing a large range of cancers, said scientists from a Cancer UK-funded study published online in The Lancet on Thursday. Although the main study used data on women, in a radio interview, one of the researchers said when they widened their analysis to include men and ethnic groups from around the world, they found the same result: "being tall increases the risk of cancer like smoking one cigarette a day". Researchers from the Million Women Study said the study helps us better understand how cancer develops...

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