Scientists from the University Gil Hospital in South Korea Gachon examined 366 men aged over 40, who turned to doctors with complaints of urinary problems. This problem can be one of the signs Prostate Cancer .
Blood tests showed that patients whose ring fingers significantly longer than the index in the blood more than twice the level was elevated prostate specific antigen. This material is often found in high concentrations in men who have prostate cancer .
It was later revealed that patients with long ring fingers of the number of 366 people found prostate cancer is three times more often. It is believed that a long ring finger could be explained by higher levels of testosterone in the body of the baby, still in the womb.
It is interesting that recently scientists have talked about how very lucky man with a long ring finger, because they have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and higher fertility. Now it turned out that the representatives of the stronger sex too early to rejoice.
However, one of the leaders of the Association of the British charity Cancer Research UK, Ed Young said that the results of the study of South Korean doctors should be treated with caution. "This is a very small study, in which was found a link between Long fingers and the risk of Prostate Cancer - Says Young. - But it tells us nothing about whether you can do something with this ratio in the prediction of risk. "
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