Posted on 03/04/2022 7:54:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A new meta-analysis by researchers adds to evidence that taller adults may be more likely than shorter ones to develop colorectal cancer or colon polyps that can later become malignant. While the association between taller height and colorectal cancer has been previously investigated, the researchers say those studies offered conflicting results, carried inconsistent measures of height and failed to include the risk of adenomas, which are precancerous colon polyps.
"This is the largest study of its kind to date. It builds on evidence that taller height is an overlooked risk factor, and should be considered when evaluating and recommending patients for colorectal cancer screenings," says Gerard Mullin, MD. He and his team cautioned that the study does not prove causal effect, or that taller stature is as dominant a risk factor as age or genetics. However, the study strengthens long-observed links between taller stature and colorectal cancer risk.
"One possible reason for this link is that adult height correlates with body organ size. More active proliferation in organs of taller people could increase the possibility of mutations leading to malignant transformation," says Elinor Zhou, M.D., co-first author of the published study report.
Because the definition of tallness is different around the world, the Johns Hopkins team compared the highest versus the lowest height percentile of various study groups. "The findings suggest that, overall, the tallest individuals within the highest percentile of height had a 24% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer than the shortest within the lowest percentile. Every 10-centimeter increase (about 4 inches) in height was found to be associated with a 14% increased risk of developing colorectal cancer and 6% increased odds of having adenomas," says Mullin.
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Oh good grief.
So will medical AIs now be suggesting all sorts of stuff on the basis of mere numbers, instead of on individual biology?
They can have it.
So. Some genius figured out that taller adults have taller rectums and therefore an increased risk of cancer.
It took 20 years of schooling to figure that out.
So if you walk around with your ass in the air, you can get cancer?
Are taller people at higher risk simply because they have longer colons? Maybe the risk is constant per square inch of colon, but tall people simply have more square inches of it.
Still rather be tall (6’4”) than short.
“One possible reason for this link is that adult height correlates with body organ size.”
Tall people have more skin too…..so more skin cancer.
They are dooooooomed.
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A skinny tall person would have a smaller colon in mass than an obese short person?
Ok, I will go on a diet to shorten myself.
As a person who identifies as exactly a foot shorter than you are, I stand for all miniature people all over the world!
Short People Matter!
‘Saves getting beaten to a pulp...
Get a Colonoscopy if you are 45 or older. I had 8 polyps in my colon when I had mine and it may have saved my life.
By comparing Nigerians to pygmies.
They should really look at torso height if the length of colon is the operative risk. Leg length shouldn’t matter but accounts for most differences in height.
Would the Dutch have a higher rate of colon CA than Filipinos or Peruvians?
When I was 17 I had a Brazilian girlfriend for two years who was 5’4” and I admit we were a funny looking couple. I told people nice things come in small packages.
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