Cancer and height are linked, new study shows

UPI ^ | 10/02/2015 | Shawn Price

[Phlap]

The taller you are, the greater your risk of cancer, a new Swedish study released Friday suggests.

A massive 50-year study by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm tracking five million Swedes supported previous research that suggests that height and cancer are connected. In the study, taller people were found to have higher incidences of breast and skin cancer as well as other types of cancer.

[HiTech RedNeck]

You’d think, then, that being fat would do the same thing. Horizontal dimension rather than vertical, but still more cells.

[blueunicorn6]

Yes.

And so the secret is to be an amoeba.

Hard to type on a keyboard, though.

[zerosix]

Eh, probably NOT as I'm a, green-eyed blond female, and don't have the Kardashian butt goin' on!

Just petite and the Moochie hates that!

[loungitude]

And they have more skin.

[miliantnutcase]

Great... I’m a 6’-8” and of Swedish descent. It was nice knowing you guys.

[PoloSec]

So I read the article, I wanted to find out how tall, taller is, no baseline height mentioned just for every four inches of height you are more susceptible to cancer.

I guess if you are three inches tall don’t worry about it.

[mikey_hates_everything]

It’s not the cancer risk that I don’t envy tall people over, it’s the airplane seat. 5’7” works for me just fine.

[alexander_busek]

You’d think, then, that being fat would do the same thing. Horizontal dimension rather than vertical, but still more cells.

Yeah, but have you ever heard of anyone dying from fat cancer?

Regards,

[Empireoftheatom48]

I am not that tall and got a stage one melenoma on my chest. Caught it in time, have full body scans every three to four months. Every time I go they take a little something off. Had a small spot removed the other day and am waiting results. It’s like death by a thousand cuts!

[VTenigma]

Horse hockey

[VanShuyten]

It all balances out. Tall people are judged better looking and more intelligent, and make more money. It’s also harder for us to buy clothes and fit into Corvettes.

[NormsRevenge]

uhhh,, tall folks are closer to the Sun? and pay a price for it.

[Pilated]

Well I know quite a few under 5 foot adults who have died from cancer.

[ModelBreaker]

“In the case of skin cancer, they are closer to the sun.”

And, they have more skin cells. Mutations are a numbers game.

[knittnmom]

Finally! A good reason to be short! :-)

[depenzz]

I guess I’m an exception to the rule. Had cancer 7 yrs ago and I’m only 5’10” . The Oncologist gave me a thumbs up over a year ago, pray hes right.

[knittnmom]

From my 5’3” viewpoint, 5’10” is tall. Glad you’re doing well!

[depenzz]

Thank you!

[Mastador1]

They aren’t saying it’s absolute but relative.

I stick with my response, relative eh, an abortionist is practicing medicine relative to a butcher.

[HiTech RedNeck]

What kind of mystical monsense is this