Introduction:

Currently the study of dermatoglyphic patterns or fingerprints, has allowed to recognize early the predisposition of the subjects to suffer and develop some types of cancer with important results.

Objective:

To identify the fingerprint patterns that allow to adequately diagnose the predisposition to develop cancer, from the realization of an integrative systematic review of the literature.

Method:

A search was carried out in databases such as: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scielo, Cochrane, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar, using the parameters established in the PRISMA guide, which allowed the collection of information related to those studies that allowed identifying the differences in fingerprint patterns between healthy subjects and subjects with cancer, for which 19 investigations that met the established inclusion criteria were selected; They linked those studies published from 1975 to 2021, given the little evidence worked on around this diagnostic tool.

Results:

Statistically significant differences in count and anatomical conformation were identified for finger patterns such as: whorls, loops and ATD angle in subjects with cancer compared to control groups.

Conclusions:

Dermatoglyphia is a non-invasive, effective, and low-cost anatomical marker that allows early prediction of the possible development of cancer.

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