There are many factors that increase the risk of cancer. It is known that these are factors such as unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. However, there are other factors beyond our control that increase the risk of cancer. According to the International World Cancer Research Fund, your height is among the factors that we cannot control.
EFFECTIVE IN SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER
As part of the Association’s Continuous Update Project, the team analyzed global evidence of the link between diet, weight, physical activity and cancer. He concluded that there is “strong” evidence that the taller you are, the greater the risk of ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, colorectal, breast and kidney cancers.
More specifically, it was shared that every five centimeters of height increases the risk by the following amounts:
- Kidney – 10 percent increased risk
- Pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer – nine percent and 11 percent, respectively
- Ovary – eight percent
- Pancreas – seven percent
- Colorectal – five percent
- Prostate – four percent
WHY DOES SIZE AFFECT THE RISK OF CANCER?
Susannah Brown, science program manager of the International World Cancer Research Fund, explained that the risk of cancer lies in the process of being too taller than height. “In other words, a person’s final adult height is a visual representation of the growth process of a person’s body from conception to adulthood. This process includes not only their genes but also the womb, childhood, and youth.
“Height should therefore only be considered as a marker or indicator of the entire set of events and experiences from pregnancy to adulthood – and the important thing is to determine which aspect or aspects of this process influence cancer risk.”
FACTORS DETERMINING THE HEIGHT
While height is affected by genetics, nutrition also plays a role. “We know that people reach their maximum height around age 20, and that a person’s height is partly affected by their genes, as well as the nutritional quality and quantity of the food they take during their growth and developmental stages,” Brown said. said.
AGE OF MENUS DECREASED WHERE LONG NECK IS COMMON
“We also know that the growth of babies can be accelerated by feeding them high-protein formulas that lead to taller adults. Additionally, children who are overweight for their height (mainly due to fat) tend to grow faster and be taller (and fatter). they also reach developmental milestones earlier.In high-income countries where people tend to be relatively taller and obesity rates also tend to be high, the age at first menstruation for girls has dropped from about 15 to less than 11 over the past few decades.
AFFECTS THE GROWTH OF CELLS IN THE BODY
“All these processes are the result, directly or indirectly, of nutrition during development and changing hormone levels (hormones related to growth or sex hormones). These may be at least part of the reason tall people are at a higher risk of these six cancers.”
GENERAL CANCER SYMPTOMS
- Cough, chest pain and shortness of breath
- Changes in bowel habits
- Swelling
- Bleeding
- lumps
- moles
- unexplained weight loss
- Abdominal or back pain.