Tall Woman is Riskier of Cancer than Short Woman! [STUDY]

Women who has a height above the average, proved to has a greater risk of cancer than people whose have short stature (less than 155 cm). Those women whose height is above 175 cm have a risk of cancer 37 percent higher.

The research was conducted on more than one million women in Britain in a study that examines the connection between the height and 17 types of cancer incidence. In general, for every increase of 10cm height, the risk is increased by 16 percent.



However, keep in mind that the real risk of getting cancer for the tall women are not that high. For example, out of every 1,000 tall women (173.8 cm height) there will be 10 who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Meanwhile, a group of medium height (160 cm) there will be 8 who are diagnosed with cancer. This means there are 2 additional diagnoses per 1,000 women from the above average height.

Large-scale study conducted by a team from Oxford University has also incorporated other risk factors on the incidence of cancer, such as socioeconomic status and smoking habits.

However UK Cancer Research, said women who are categorized as tall do not to worry about the results of such research. While it's height contribute to cancer risk, but there are other factors that contribute more that is family history and lifestyle.

Height can not be changed, but adopting a healthy lifestyle, exercising regularly, avoiding alcohol and quitting smoking is a proven way to reduce risk of cancer.