Post Date December, 02 2023
New research shows that the higher a man's height, the greater the likelihood of developing prostate cancer, and the higher the malignancy of the tumor.
British researchers reached the conclusion after investigating 9000 men, including 1357 men who had participated in prostate cancer treatment studies and 7990 healthy men.
Research shows that men who have participated in cancer treatment studies have a 6% increased risk of developing prostate cancer for every 10 centimeters in height. Although this trend is considered a bit accidental, researchers have found that when other research findings on prostate cancer and height are taken into account, the trend becomes apparent.
It is worth mentioning that tall men, especially those with long legs, have a 12% to 23% higher risk of developing highly malignant prostate cancer. Researchers speculate that this may be related to the level of insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in young tall men. There is a certain correlation between IGF-1 levels and cancer. High men may have higher levels of IGF-1 in their blood when they are young, which may increase the risk of prostate cancer as they age.
Louisa Juckler of the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom is one of the researchers. She believes that some factors that make men grow taller can also increase the risk of prostate cancer, but compared to high-risk factors such as age and ethnicity, their effects are not very significant.
