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  • Important, For Men: A long ring finger may mean you're a prostate cancer risk (with illustration)

    07/21/2010 8:27:32 AM PDT · by rawhide · 42 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9:56 AM on 21st July 2010 | Pat Hagan
    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...