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.
“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.
.
A skinny tall person would have a smaller colon in mass than an obese short person?
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?
Yep, the more intestines you have, the better the chance something will go wrong. The same is true of the circulatory systems. And a person who drives 50,000 miles a year will likely have more car problems than a person who drives 10,000 miles a year.