美國《科學(xué)》雜志報(bào)道，絕大多數(shù)人都希望自己是高個(gè)子,，但個(gè)子高也有不利的一面,。根據(jù)刊登在《柳葉刀—腫瘤學(xué)》（The Lancet Oncology）雜志上的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，高個(gè)子的女性更容易患上癌癥,。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)不同經(jīng)濟(jì)階層的女性患所有類型癌癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)都與個(gè)子高存在一定聯(lián)系,。
9年來，科學(xué)家對英國一項(xiàng)長期健康研究的130萬名參與者患17種癌癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)進(jìn)行了分析,，其中包括乳腺癌和白血病,。根據(jù)他們的分析發(fā)現(xiàn),，身高每提高10厘米，癌癥風(fēng)險(xiǎn)提高16%,。這一風(fēng)險(xiǎn)與此前10項(xiàng)有關(guān)歐洲,、亞洲、澳大利亞和北美居民癌癥與身高關(guān)系的研究得出的結(jié)果類似,。自1900年以來，歐洲成年人的平均身高每10年增加1厘米,，癌癥發(fā)病率增加了10%至15%,。更高的身高為何導(dǎo)致癌癥風(fēng)險(xiǎn)提高仍是一個(gè)未知數(shù)。一種可能性是,，促使兒童長高的激素同樣刺激癌細(xì)胞生長,。(生物谷 Bioon.com)
生物谷推薦原文出處：
The Lancet Oncology DOI： 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70154-1
Height and cancer incidence in the Million Women Study: prospective cohort, and meta-analysis of prospective studies of height and total cancer risk
Jane Green
Epidemiological studies have shown that taller people are at increased risk of cancer, but it is unclear if height-associated risks vary by cancer site, or by other factors such as smoking and socioeconomic status. Our aim was to investigate these associations in a large UK prospective cohort with sufficient information on incident cancer to allow direct comparison of height-associated risk across cancer sites and in relation to major potential confounding and modifying factors. Cancer incidence increases with increasing adult height for most cancer sites. The relation between height and total cancer RR is similar in different populations.
