Thursday, July 25, 2013

Cancer And Height Show An Association: Proclivity Toward Growth Could Be The Common Element

A Tall Tale?  Women's Height Linked With Cancer by Fatimah Waseem.  USA TODAY.  July 25, 2013.

Follow the above link, read the article, and use the following quiz to test and improve your retention.

(1)  Height might be a __________ of factors that boost cancer risk rather than a _____________.

(2)  Tall people have more _________ and larger ______ increasing the chances of mutations.

(3)  Every 4-inch increase in height was linked with a _______ higher risk of developin any of 19 cancers.


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