NBCNews.com reports on new research by Thomas Rohan, M.D., Ph.D., and Geoffrey Kabat, Ph.D., that suggests taller postmenopausal woman are at greater risk of developing cancer. The study found a 13% increase in overall cancer risk for every increase of 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) in height. Dr. Rohan is chair and professor of epidemiology & population health and Dr. Kabat is a senior epidemiologist at Einstein.

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