Taller women are at higher risk of developing cancer, but that doesn't mean taller women need more mammograms or that shorter women should skip screening tests, a new study says.
Height is primarily an indicator of factors that boost cancer risk rather than a risk factor itself, the study says. These factors include genes, nutrition, diet, and other environmental influences that affect growth early in life and carry on to adulthood.
Some genetic variations involving height have been linked to cancer risk, the study authors say. Tall people also have more cells and larger organs, ...