Prostate cancer is now predicted through ring-finger’s length

Earlier this year american actor Dennis Hopper died on prostate cancer (he was diagnosed for the disease in october 2009); more impressions of his hands are avialable at: http://handfacts.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/dennis-hopper-tribute-hands-impressions-from-the-wild-easy-rider/


July 22, 2010 report:

South Korean researchers, at Gachon University Gil Hospital, published a study, in the Daily Telegraph, revealing that men, whose right-hand ring-finger is longer than the pointer finger, are relatively more susceptible to prostate cancer, than men with a ring-finger shorter than the pointer finger.

This study was triggered by an earlier research that proved that the length of the ring-finger in men is directly proportional with the amount of testosterone a male embryo is subjected to inside the womb.
Scientists in Incheon, South Korea utilized this study to go through the prospects of men developing prostate cancer. 366 men of those, who were hospitalized before for showing signs of prostate cancer, took part in the research. All the men were over their 40s and they all fit the criterion of a relatively longer ring-finger in their right hand.

The research resulted in statistics showing that men with longer ring-finger have 50% more prostate specific antigen (PSA) in their blood, than men with shorter ring finger, indicating that these men were 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than other "normal" men.

On the other hand, the study also showed that, even though they might have a higher risk of prostate cancer, men with relatively long ring finger develop more immunity against heart diseases than those with a shorter ring finger. These men are also proved to be highly fertile.

http://topnews.co.uk/29523-prostate-cancer-now-predicted-through-ring-finger-s-length

The problem I'm finding lately is everything is becoming generalized. Through various research findings it now can be seen in the Ring finger if someone is homosexual or heterosexual and now it can be linked to prostate cancer. What could the possibility that an individual has a Ring finger size that is linked to prostate cancer and hasn't got prostate cancer?

Ron wrote:The problem I'm finding lately is everything is becoming generalized. Through various research findings it now can be seen in the Ring finger if someone is homosexual or heterosexual and now it can be linked to prostate cancer. What could the possibility that an individual has a Ring finger size that is linked to prostate cancer and hasn't got prostate cancer?

Hi Ron,

I understand the nature of your problem... I know, it's a fascinating but complicated topic.


Basically, one can only use the results of such studies as a 'clue' for the risk of developing prostate cancer.

But a 'clue' doesn't implicate that it will help you directly to recognize it as a reliable indicator! For, regarding such info to individuals... one single 'clue' is usually not a reliable indicator at all!


For example:

Remember the link between the simian line & Down syndrome...? This link has been confirmed in many scientific studies all over the world. But basically, an isolated simian line ... means nothing, and can even be found in very healthy, intelligent people.

So, one really needs to be aware of other indicators for Down syndrome... before one can use it in that perspective.


Now, let's get back to the link between the right hand low 2D:4D digit ratio & prostate cancer:

One simply really needs to notice other hand-related 'risk factors' for prostate cancer... before one can use the '2D:4D digit ratio' for a (pre-)diagnosis etc, or for other purposes.


Sorry, I have no further expertise related to prostate cancer... but I hope that this explanation will help you as a reminder (for I think about one year ago you did particiate in some digit ratio discussions related to other topics).

I hope you remember those!???

... While re-reading a passage in Manning's 2nd book, I found that there's another connection between the low 2D:4D digit ration and prostate cancer.

For, Manning describes in his book (The Finger Book, p.37) how 'glutamine chains' play a key-role in the sensitivity of hormone-receptors (which plays in it's turn a role in the activation of testosterone in the human body):

"...The various forms of the androgen receptor have important consequences for our health and behaviour. For example, African-American men have shorter glutamine chains (high sensitivity to testosterone) than white men. Short glutamine chains are associated with an increased susceptibility to prostate cancer, and this may in part explain why the incidence of prostate cancer is higher in African-Americans than in white Americans. ..."

Since African-Americans have been reported to have lower 2D:4D ratios, this report from Manning's work provides a deeper understanding of how low 2D:4D digit ratio correlates with prostated cancer:

For, obviously there is a 3-way relationship between: (1) short glutamine chains (= high sensitivity to testosterone), (2) low 2D:4D digit ratio, and (3) the high occurence of prostate cancer in African-Americans.


PS. Not, related to finger length - but this article provides a quick overview of the role of prostate cancer in society today: Still Confusion about the Usefulness of PSA-screening

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer affecting older men and second-biggest cancer killer:

This report has been on the BBC news and the newspapers today.

"Finger length is a marker for risk of prostate cancer
Men whose index fingers are longer than their ring fingers are much less likely to develop prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
The study led by The University of Warwick and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) found men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger were one third less likely to develop the disease in their lifetime than men with the opposite finger lengths."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8170987/Finger-length-is-a-marker-for-risk-of-prostate-cancer.html

I wonder how accurate this particular study is, given the method they used - "The men were shown a series of pictures of different finger length patterns and asked to identify the one most similar to their own right hand."
People are often not very good at identifying their own hand features from pictures (?) and I wonder why they only studied right hand.
But the results back up the Korean study, low 2D:4D as a risk marker.

The original article about this prostate cancer research is available here:
Hand pattern indicates prostate cancer risk

Last month a study from Brazil presented new confirming evidence that low 2D:4D ratios are featured with a higher chance for developing prostate cancer:

"Conclusions: Males with the lower digit ratio seem to be more prone to undergo malignization of prostatic lesions. Similar risk factors for the three groups allows us to infer that digit ratio could add to the research of etiological factors and be a putative marker for the screening of patients’, especially in a admixed population."

http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jst/article/viewFile/367/359