Adult Stature and Risk of Cancer at Different Anatomic Sites in a Cohort of Postmenopausal Women

25 Jul 2013Geoffrey C. Kabat, Matthew L. Anderson, Moonseong Heo, H. Dean Hosgood III, Victor Kamensky, Jennifer W. Bea, Lifang Hou, Dorothy S. Lane, Jean Wactawski-Wende, JoAnn E. Manson, and Thomas E. Rohan

This study confirms the positive association of height with risk of all cancers and a substantial number of cancer sites.

Cohort Study

12 effects

144701 subjects

Determinants	Outcome	Details
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Cancer Lymphatic system	High evidence 13.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Breast Cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 13.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Multiple Myeloma Bloo... Lymphatic system	High evidence 29.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Thyroid cancer Endocrine system	High evidence 29.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Colorectal Cancer Digestive system	High evidence 17.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Uterine Cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 16.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Ovary cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 13.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Kidney Cancer Urinary system	High evidence 23.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Lung cancer Respiratory system	High evidence 10.5%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Skin cancer Intergumentary system	High evidence 15.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Central Nervous Syste... Brain system	High evidence 26.0%
Height Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Lymphatic system	High evidence 11.0%

Adult Stature and Risk of Cancer at Different Anatomic Sites in a Cohort of Postmenopausal Women

Reported Outcomes

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of CancerLymphatic system

High evidence13.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Breast CancerReproductive system

High evidence13.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Multiple Myeloma Bloo...Lymphatic system

High evidence29.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Thyroid cancerEndocrine system

High evidence29.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Colorectal CancerDigestive system

High evidence17.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Uterine CancerReproductive system

High evidence16.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Ovary cancerReproductive system

High evidence13.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Kidney CancerUrinary system

High evidence23.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Lung cancerRespiratory system

High evidence10.5%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Skin cancerIntergumentary system

High evidence15.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Central Nervous Syste...Brain system

High evidence26.0%

HeightMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphomaLymphatic system

High evidence11.0%

Risk Factors

Outcomes

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Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Cancer
Lymphatic system

High evidence
13.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Breast Cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
13.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Multiple Myeloma Bloo...
Lymphatic system

High evidence
29.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Thyroid cancer
Endocrine system

High evidence
29.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Colorectal Cancer
Digestive system

High evidence
17.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Uterine Cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
16.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Ovary cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
13.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Kidney Cancer
Urinary system

High evidence
23.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Lung cancer
Respiratory system

High evidence
10.5%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Skin cancer
Intergumentary system

High evidence
15.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Central Nervous Syste...
Brain system

High evidence
26.0%

Height
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphatic system

High evidence
11.0%