Age at maximum height

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   Hello,
I am a 4'10 1/2 " person. I achieved maximum height as well as began mensus at age 11. Is this also true of many of you triple negs??

To explore the relationship between age at maximum height and risk of breast cancer, researchers conducted a study among more than 27,000 women between the ages of 50 and 76. In addition to collecting information about age at maximum height, the study also collected information about age at first menstrual period, age at first birth, and other factors that may influence breast cancer risk.
During an average of four years of follow-up, 585 of the study participants were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Compared to women who reached their maximum height at age 17 or later, women who reached their maximum height by the age of 12 were 40% more likely to develop breast cancer. 
Early age at maximum height appeared to be most strongly linked with estrogen receptor-negative cancers and cancers that had spread beyond the breast. 
The link between age at maximum height and risk of breast cancer persisted even after accounting for factors such as age at first menstrual period and age at first birth.
http://www.ufscc.ufl.edu/Patient/cancernews.aspx?section=cancernews&id=40765