A recent study has discovered that the colour of your nail can indicate the risk of cancer. With a growing concern about cancer with each passing year, mid-day.com spoke to a Mumbai expert to check the plausibility of the study and how nail colour can reveal your body's health
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A recent study by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that the length of the nail or colour that is usually red or white, can indicate the risk of cancer. It especially presented the possibility of developing cancerous tumours of the skin, eyes and kidneys. They made the revelation based on the discovery of a benign nail abnormality known as an onychopapilloma.