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Birth Size and Colorectal Cancer Risk
Do you remember what your birth length was? Me neither. Never
really had a reason to. But a new study has made those seemingly-useless
baby stats relevant to our adult lives.
When Norwegian researchers examined the medical and birth
records of more than 20,000 people, they found that birth
size had an impact on colorectal cancer risk.
Specifically, men with a birth length of fewer than 51 centimeters
(about 20 inches) were almost twice as likely to get colorectal
cancer in adulthood as men with a birth length of more than
53 centimeters (about 21 inches).
For women, size didn't matter.
Think this study's weird? All kinds of things have been linked
to colorectal cancer risk, including alcohol, diet, dietary
supplements, drugs, the environment, race and social status,
genes, medical conditions, smoking, and other factors. Check
out the Causes of Cancer section of this site for more information.
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