研究顯示 高個子男性患前列腺癌死亡風險更大

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

一項大型研究的結果顯示，個高的男性患惡性前列腺癌的風險更大。

A six foot tall man has a 21 per cent higher risk of high-grade prostate cancer than one who is five feet and eight inches.

相比於身高5英尺8英寸的男子來說，身高6英尺的男子患惡性前列腺癌的風險要高21%。

Middle-aged spread of around four inches around the waist can raise the risk by another 13 per cent, an Oxford University study has found.

牛津大學一項研究發現，中年男性如果腰圍擴大4英寸，那麼他們患前列腺癌的風險還將提高13%。

Tall men have higher levels of growth hormones which cause them to shoot upwards as children, but are linked to prostate cancer in adulthood.

個高的男性生長激素水平更高，這會使得他們孩提時代生長十分迅速，但是這卻和成年以後的前列腺癌有關。

Men who are overweight, particularly those putting on weight around their middle, are thought to alter their testosterone levels, which may also lead to cancer. Both groups of larger men are also at increased risk of dying from prostate cancer.

而超重的男性，尤其是在中年時期發胖的人，被認爲會改變睾丸激素水平，從而導致患癌。而這兩組“大塊頭男人”患前列腺癌的風險也更大。

Lead author Dr Aurora Perez-Cornago said: 'The finding of high risk in taller men may provide insights into the mechanisms underlying prostate cancer development, for example related to early nutrition and growth.'

該研究的第一作者奧羅拉·佩雷斯-科爾納戈表示：“高個子男性患癌風險更高這一發現，可以讓我們進一步瞭解前列腺癌的成病機制，例如與早期的營養和成長有關等等。”

Each year more than 46,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer and around 11,000 die from the disease.

每年英國都有4.6萬多名男性被診斷患有前列腺癌，約有1.1萬人因爲這種疾病死去。

Prostate cancer tumours can be slow-growing 'pussycats’ or aggressive, fast-growing, quick to spread and potentially deadly 'tigers’.

前列腺腫瘤可以像“小貓咪”一樣慢慢生長，但是也可以像“猛虎”一樣快速擴散、致人死亡。