The risk of man developing prostate cancer could be judged by looking at his hands. The latest study found that males with index finger longer than their ring finger are considerably less prone to develop the condition. Researchers believe that less exposure to testosterone hormone in womb results in longer index finger and can also protect against prostate cancer.
The discovery is made after investigating fifteen hundred prostate cancer patients and nearly three thousand healthy males. All participants were shown the pictures of diverse finger length patterns and told to recognize one analogous to their own right hand. More than half of the males in study had shorter index finger than ring finger.
The rate of prostate cancer among this group was nearly nineteen percent to the same as the rate among those with same length of finger. But the risk for those whose index fingers were longer than their ring fingers was reduced by thirty-three percent. The mold was even more enunciated in men aged sixty and above.
They were eight-seven percent less prone to be affected by prostate cancer if they had long index fingers. This thrilling result means that finger pattern could potentially be used to select males at-risk for continuing screening, with other aspects like family history, explained Ros Eeles, from the Institute of Cancer Research.
This study carries a further step nearer to serving decide risk factors for prostate cancer that is potentially the major subject in present opinion about preventing and treating the disease, explained Emma Halls from the charity Prostate Action.