OVCA linked to height

carolenk
carolenk Member Posts: 907 Member
in Ovarian Cancer #1
Risk of ovarian cancer greater for taller women:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/height-linked-to-ovarian-cancer-7618640

They should spend money researching what prevents OVCA.

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  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 Member Posts: 287
    #2
    Height
    So how tall is everyone? Mom was exactly 5 ft.
  • lovesanimals
    lovesanimals Member Posts: 1,366 Member
    #3
    kellyh33 said:

    Height
    So how tall is everyone? Mom was exactly 5 ft.

    Hi
    I'm 5'1", 105 lbs, and never had children (which I believe is considered a risk factor).

    Kelly
  • mom2greatkids
    mom2greatkids Member Posts: 528
    #4
    lovesanimals said:

    Hi
    I'm 5'1", 105 lbs, and never had children (which I believe is considered a risk factor).

    Kelly

    I'm 5'4" Had two children.

    I'm 5'4" Had two children.
  • carolenk
    carolenk Member Posts: 907 Member
    #5
    mom2greatkids said:

    I'm 5'4" Had two children.

    I'm 5'4" Had two children.

    Useless info
    I'm 5' 6".
  • twillits
    twillits Member Posts: 32
    #6
    carolenk said:

    Useless info
    I'm 5' 6".

    I'm 5'1". I had 4 children,
    I'm 5'1". I had 4 children, and cancer doesn't run in the family at all.
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #7
    twillits said:

    I'm 5'1". I had 4 children,
    I'm 5'1". I had 4 children, and cancer doesn't run in the family at all.

    Just under 5 ft tall, not
    Just under 5 ft tall, not obese, 4 children (nursed 2 of them) and no family history.

    Next theory.....

    Carlene
  • JoWin615
    JoWin615 Member Posts: 150 Member
    #8
    I agree
    What a waste of money. I'm not tall, but I am BRAC-2 positive - a correlation more worthy of note, IMHO.

    Cheers!
    Jo
  • leesag
    leesag Member Posts: 621 Member
    #9
    Sigh
    5'8"
    loves to eat fresh
    Sigh

    5'8"
    loves to eat fresh fruit, salads, red wine and chocolate
    gave birth to a healthy girl (22 years old now)
    15+years on Birth Control
    Under 50
    No history of Cancer of any type in the family
    Hospitalized only for child birth and OVCA

    oh....
    and I do eat a lot of asparagus but I hate mushrooms

    Next?
  • karen1951
    karen1951 Member Posts: 103
    #10
    leesag said:

    Sigh
    5'8"
    loves to eat fresh
    Sigh

    5'8"
    loves to eat fresh fruit, salads, red wine and chocolate
    gave birth to a healthy girl (22 years old now)
    15+years on Birth Control
    Under 50
    No history of Cancer of any type in the family
    Hospitalized only for child birth and OVCA

    oh....
    and I do eat a lot of asparagus but I hate mushrooms

    Next?

    i'm 5'3"...3 miscarriages
    i'm 5'3"...3 miscarriages and 3 full term...breastfed them...tubal ligation...brac 1 $ 2 negative .. no family history of cancer ... all of which are supposed to keep you from GETTING this rotten disease....go figure
  • JoanC
    JoanC Member Posts: 231 Member
    #11
    kellyh33 said:

    Height
    So how tall is everyone? Mom was exactly 5 ft.

    5'1" tall and 3 children
    No history of OVC in family. Sounds like bunk to me.
  • Gottalovelife
    Gottalovelife Member Posts: 45
    #12
    Wish they would concentrate more on a cure
    I am 5'3, had tubes tied, had 2 children. Less of a chance of getting this disease if you had children and a tubal. HaHa! That just sounds crazy that your height would have something to do with it.
  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 Member Posts: 287
    #13
    karen1951 said:

    i'm 5'3"...3 miscarriages
    i'm 5'3"...3 miscarriages and 3 full term...breastfed them...tubal ligation...brac 1 $ 2 negative .. no family history of cancer ... all of which are supposed to keep you from GETTING this rotten disease....go figure

    And...
    Mom had 3 miscarriages and 5 children, breastfed all of us, also had a tubal ligation. The only "risk" factor she had was her only sibling died of stomach cancer when he was 16 and mom was 12. Also Mom was BRCA negative and the OVCA had no genetic component to it. Mom was not overweight, ate extremely well and was incredibly active.
    I have often wondered though if the depression she had suffered for years off and on had something to do with it.
  • undertreatment2012
    undertreatment2012 Member Posts: 126
    #14
    Gottalovelife said:

    Wish they would concentrate more on a cure
    I am 5'3, had tubes tied, had 2 children. Less of a chance of getting this disease if you had children and a tubal. HaHa! That just sounds crazy that your height would have something to do with it.

    height
    You all are short!! :) I am 5'6, two kids, tubal. Why dont they work more on getting a diagnostic tool????
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #15
    undertreatment2012 said:

    height
    You all are short!! :) I am 5'6, two kids, tubal. Why dont they work more on getting a diagnostic tool????

    I am
    5' 5 1/2" although I am not sure I still have the 1/2" since we are supposed to shrink as we age. I have one child (31) who I had at almost 33 years of age. I mentioned this to my onc at my first visit and she said it wasn't a reason. I feel nobody really knows which is why this disease and all cancers are so insidious.

    I agree: "FIND A CURE!"

    Karen
  • Cafewoman53
    Cafewoman53 Member Posts: 735 Member
    #16
    Lol
    Five ft 3/4 of an inch tall !
  • Mwee
    Mwee Member Posts: 1,338
    #17
    Cafewoman53 said:

    Lol
    Five ft 3/4 of an inch tall !

    vertically challenged here, also
    Five foot three inches for me. The only risk factor that I am aware of is that my mom had breast cancer. My wish list includes: #1 - a cure!, #2 - new more effective treatments, and #3 - of course, a reliable test that would enable earlier detection.
    (((HUGS))) Maria
  • LaundryQueen
    LaundryQueen Member Posts: 676
    #18
    Mwee said:

    vertically challenged here, also
    Five foot three inches for me. The only risk factor that I am aware of is that my mom had breast cancer. My wish list includes: #1 - a cure!, #2 - new more effective treatments, and #3 - of course, a reliable test that would enable earlier detection.
    (((HUGS))) Maria

    I'm 5' 5 1/2" -- I thought I
    I'm 5' 5 1/2" -- I thought I was just average height. What's the point of this research finding anyway?

    I have read that ovarian cancer has also been linked to a low vitamin D level--at least that is something that I can work on! Hahahahaha!
  • clamryn
    clamryn Member Posts: 508
    #19
    They have got to be kidding
    Makes me wonder how much the guy got for doing all the research on that gimmick. I am 5'3", had 3 children (all in my 20s), never smoked, no history and took the pill. My doctor said I did everything right. Go figure.
  • jbeans888
    jbeans888 Member Posts: 313
    #20
    I am 5'3

    I am 5'3
  • childofthestars
    childofthestars Member Posts: 251 Member
    #21
    I am 5' 9 1/4" - you are all
    I am 5' 9 1/4" - you are all quite short lol!
    Had 2 children, breast fed both, not overweight, fit, active, (BRAC1+ tho with family history of ovca).... I think they have absolutely no idea why some women get ovca .... You are right Carolen MORE MONEY should be spent researching what PREVENTS this horrible disease....

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