Taller, heavier children more likely to develop kidney cancer

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Experts found the biggest risks for children who were a normal weight when they were seven, but who became overweight by the age of 13. 9News

The experts found that in a pair of 13-year-old boys of similar height, where one was 5.9kg heavier, the heaviest boy had a 14 per cent increased risk of kidney cancer compared to the lighter child.When it came to height, a 13-year-old boy who was 8cm taller than his peer had a 12 per cent increased risk of kidney cancer in later life.A Danish study has revealed taller and heavier children are more likely to develop kidney cancer in adult life.

But children who were a normal weight aged seven and overweight at age 13 had a 67 per cent greater risk of developing the disease. Lead author Dr Britt Wang Jensen said: "We know that overweight in adulthood is associated with an increased risk of RCC .

 

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