TAG | Tall men more at risk from prostate cancer |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Friday, 05 September 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 3 The article “Height and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Large Nested Case-Control Study (ProtecT) and Meta-analysis” summarizes the work performed by these British researchers. It appears in the September 2008 issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The twelve investigators studied the relationship of prostate cancer with height, specifically the length of legs and trunk, in British men between the ages of 50 and 69 years. The study included 9,347 men (1,357 men with prostate cancer and 7,990 men without prostate cancer, as the control group). They also reviewed 58 other studies associated with their work. The New York Times article “Height Linked With Prostate Cancer Risk,” states, “… the tallest men had a 19 percent higher risk of developing prostate cancer than shorter men. Using the shortest men as a baseline, the study showed that risk increased 6 percent for every additional 4 inches in height.” Actually, the risk of developing prostate cancer increases by about 6% for every 3.9 inches (10 centimeters) in height a man is when compared to the men having the shortest heights within the study. The research team--which includes Luisa Zuccolo, Ross Harris, David Gunnell, Steven Oliver, Jane Athene Lane, Michael Davis, Jenny Donovan, David Neal, Freddie Hamdy, Rebecca Beynon, Jelena Savovic, and Richard Michael Martin--states, “There was stronger evidence of an association of height with high-grade prostate cancer.” How does height stack up with other factors, such as age, race, and family history? Please read on. |
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