# Tall men and skin cancer.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-men-and-skin-cancer/508695>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 2, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-men-and-skin-cancer/508695 "2009-09-02T23:21:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tall-men-and-skin-cancer/508695/1 "2009-09-02T23:21:36Z")

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Tall men are less likely to wear long sleeved shirts, as they are hard to find and expensive.