"Walking tall can increase a man's chances of developing testicular cancer, a study suggests.
Findings show that for every extra 5cm in height, the risk of being diagnosed is raised by about 13 per cent.
However, since only one man in 210 gets testicular cancer in the UK, the absolute risk is low.
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Even men exceeding the average British height of 175cm are not likely to succumb to the disease.
Michael Blaise Cook, from the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, US, who led the research, said: "The study showed a link between height and testicular cancer but we still do not understand how increased height raises a man's risk of testicular cancer.""
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