Tall Women More Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Tall Women More Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Having a tall posture like a pragawati become one wish every woman. However, should your petite grateful for what you have now.

Recent research has shown that women are more likely to develop high risk of ovarian cancer (ovarian cancer) than women shorter stature.

Scientists from Oxford University chanting back 47 studies involving more than 47,000 women. From here, many researchers found women who developed ovarian cancer associated with height. However, researchers also found that the disease is more common in women who are overweight.

The researcher explains that each additional two inches (5 cm) in height, the women at risk of ovarian cancer by seven per cent.

The findings, published in the journal PLoS Medicine explains that tall women have more cells that can turn into cancer anytime. In addition, growth hormone also plays a role on this risk.

Launched by the BBC, Dr. Paul Pharaoh, oncologist at the University of Cambridge, try comparing women with a height of 5 feet (153 cm) and women with height 5.6 feet (171 cm).

"There are differences in the risk of ovarian cancer by 23 percent. Shorter women have a chance of developing ovarian cancer is about 16 to 1,000 days of his life. While tall women has particularly risk of 20 to 1,000 days of his life," he said.