Posted on 07/21/2010 8:27:32 AM PDT by rawhide
Men with a long ring finger could be three times more likely to develop prostate cancer, research shows.
Doctors found that the risk increases if the ring finger on the right hand is significantly longer than the index finger next to the thumb.
But men whose ring fingers are only slightly longer, or are about the same length, are much less likely to get the disease.
The findings open up the possibility of screening men with longer fingers at an early age for signs of cancer. In the study, blood tests showed that men with longer ring fingers on their right hand had higher levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA).
This chemical is sometimes found in high levels in blood when cancer is present. The right hand was studied because the difference between the length of its ring finger and index finger is often greater than on the left, as it is more sensitive to hormonal changes in the womb.
The results are the latest in a long line of studies linking finger length to men's health, most of which highlight the benefits of a long ring finger.
They had their fingers measured from the crease where the finger joins the hand to the tip. Blood tests showed that men with much longer ring fingers had almost double the levels of PSA found in the blood of those with shorter fingers.
Three times as many of these men went on to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Researchers writing in the British Journal of Urology online said the 'digit ratio' - the difference in length between ring and index finger - could be used to predict which men could get cancer. 'Digit ratio is a predictor of high PSA levels and the presence of prostate cancer,' they said.
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Men with a longer ring finger are also statistically more likely to be well-endowed down below (as a result of this same testosterone burst in the womb).
I consider the prostate issue a fair trade.
Lesbians disproportionately have a longer ring finger, as well.
There are some real world benefits to having a female physician (unless they have man hands).
And I suppose a long middle finger means
you probably don’t buy into a lot of hooey.
Oh Goody... One more thing to worry about.
And people thought phrenology was dead.
I’m wondering who in hell ever thought to have researched such a seemingly unconnected phenomenon, and how much they got from the Government for doing it.
I’m going to apply for a grant to study the relationship of armpit hair to liver disease. I’m only asking for $100 thou.
I had that test last week i said to the Dr. man can you take your wedding ring of it hurts he said that aint my wedding ring its mt wrist watch
“I have been told this finger type, which I have, indicates one is more likely to be intelligent, more attractive to the opposite sex, live longer, more subject to insect bites, and more financially secure. Some of this is true.”
It is true. This finger type is also more likely to commit violent crimes, commit adultery, and be murdered.
Presumably all because of the same increased testosterone level.
(The bites, BTW, are from increased collesterol in the blood and higher RBC count.)
Oh well! I guess I’m done for.
I was thinking of the bumps on the head. This is probably as useful as phrenology. I guess I agree it’s also as useful as palmistry. These “science” articles are fun because there isn’t even the slightest attempt to show a causal link.
Whose long finger, mine or the proctologist’s?
I’ve actually heard that the ring finger test is the best way of spotting a transvestite/transexual. Men’s ring fingers are longer than their index ... women’s are the opposite.
Adam’s apples can be surgically removed. Hormones can add and subtract all kinds of attributes. But ... it is almost impossible to adjust the length of a finger, and is rarely attempted by even the most obsessive compulsive trannys.
My guess is that the length of the ring finger is somehow related to testosterone production ... which is also related to prostate cancer risk.
SnakeDoc
Thanks . The good news just keeps rolling in.
Well just shoot me now. I’m 58 and have a much longer ring finger. I didn’t even have to measure it. My ring finger was longer than the index finger even though it starts lower on the hand. Woe is me.
Well I don’t want to brag, but I’m just saying both the late and present Mrs. Redangus would agree with this assessment I believe.
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