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Why are tall people more likely to catch cancer?

Studies have found that women that are 10 centimeters higher than the average are 16% more likely to develop cancer.

Answers (4)

mafabielex

I have never heard of it before.

22:47, 2 August 2011

施双如

Tall people is opposite bigger, the viscera quantity, so cell cancer risk degree is higher.

02:11, 28 July 2011

sozmen

Is there any statistics about this? I don't think cancer is somehow related to the height of people.

10:46, 21 July 2011

Lionel M

No one knows for sure, but here is a link to BBC's latest report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14220382.

11:11, 21 July 2011

Lionel M

Some people say that tall people have more cells so the possibility of one of those cells becoming cancer is increased.

10:29, 21 July 2011

filore

hahaha, are you tall?

10:31, 21 July 2011

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