Study Shows Long Ring Finger Sign of Prostate Cancer

A new study, done amongst men suggests that a long ring finger, classified as a ring finger longer than their pointer finger of their right hand, have a greater chance of developing prostate cancer than men with shorter fingers.

Three hundred and sixty six men, over the age of forty, who were having trouble urinating, were studied by doctors from Gachon University Gil Hospital, located in Incheon, South Korea. Through blood tests, it was determined that men with longer ring fingers were three times as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than men with shorter fingers; blood tests indicated that the men with the longer fingers had double the amount of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in their bodies; high levels of this chemical are often found when cancer is present.

Even though there is an increased chance of prostate cancer amongst these men, studies also show that men with longer ring fingers have a reduced risk of heart disease and increased fertility. It is believed that high levels of testosterone while in the womb accounts for a longer ring finger.

Prostate cancer, which is often unavoidable, affects more than three hundred thousand men annually. When caught soon enough, it can often be treated.