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

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Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspectPexels/Andrea Piacquadio

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 of developing cancer of the:

  • pancreas
  • large bowel
  • uterus (endometrium)
  • ovary
  • prostate
  • kidney
  • skin (melanoma) and
  • breast (pre- and post-menopausal).

But why?...

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