Background: Breast cancer being a common cancer in women among reproductive age, effective screening criteria should be in practice to keep apart the high risk population for breast cancer and thereby prevention of the disease.. The present study identifies the FA of digital and palmar dermatoglyphic variables specific for breast cancer, which can be utilized to set apart the population at risk, take preventive and early therapeutic measures. Methods: The participants are grouped in to 50 each based on selection criteria. Data collected in the form of digital photographic images of the digits and palm of the right and left hand and the variables are analyzed visually with assistance of computer.