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Posted 12/13/2012 5:55 PM (GMT 0)

Not certain how true this is but worth the read!

These interesting tidbits were links in the prior missive,,,just in case you missed them.

http://www.firstpost.com/living/length-of-ring-finger-can-tell-you-if-you-will-survive-cancer-421098.html

 

 

Posted 12/13/2012 6:18 PM (GMT 0)
The things they come up with! (He said, eyeing the fingers on his left hand). smilewinkgrin
Posted 12/13/2012 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Tragic that this comes to my attention only after I have had surgery, radiation and HT. If only I had known that I could get the same results by having two fingers lengthened...
Posted 12/13/2012 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
This one surfaces every few months. Amazing what passes for research and news. 

EXTRA! EXTRA! Everyone alive will someday be DEAD! More details at 10!

smhair  

Posted 12/13/2012 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
This article has some value.
It can be printed and used for toilet paper.
Posted 12/13/2012 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
142: Strangely, the research is fairly compelling on this one. Finger length ratios appear to be a good proxy for prenatal hormone levels and correlate with a number of hormone-related conditions including the risk of PCa. Here's last year's study published in the British Journal of Cancer:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039824/
Posted 12/13/2012 7:33 PM (GMT 0)
Peter,

OK, but for me it is about as significant as saying the fact that you are alive today is a strong indicator that you will be dead in the next 100 years.

I wonder if they should be checking fetal hand measurements to reduce eventual overtreatment? idea

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