Tall men at bigger risk of aggressive prostate cancer, study suggests

UK scientists find chance of high-grade prostate cancer rises by 21% with every 10cm increment in height

Tall men are at greater risk of contracting aggressive prostate cancer and of dying from the disease, the findings of a large study suggest.

British scientists found that every 10cm increment in height increased the chance of developing high-grade prostate cancer by 21% and the risk of death from the disease by 17%. They also found that obesity raised the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.