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> Large and tall people have more cells, and higher chance of cancer. I've never looked at it like that. Is it true?
by baal80spam 4y ago
> Large and tall people have more cells, and higher chance of cancer.
I've never looked at it like that. Is it true?
- pcurve 4y agosadly data seems to indicate so. :-/ https://www.wcrf.org/why-taller-people-are-at-greater-risk-of-cancer/ https://www.wcrf.org/why-taller-people-are-at-greater-risk-o... https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/taller-people-more-prone-to-cancer-64995 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/taller-people-mor...
- samscully 4y agoIt does appear to be true for humans. Though interestingly there isn't a correlation between species size and cancer risk [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox
- pcurve 4y agoJust to clarify: Across different species, there's no correlation. Within the same species though, there is correlation.