Egypt
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare.
Very interesting as Dr. Zahi Hawass in his search for the mummy of Hatshepsut found that his candidate for the female king has a tumor in her pelvic region. Though a tumor is not necessarily cancer it would be interesting to know if it was cancerous?
The implication is that cancer is the result of man made activities, such as pollution? Today cancer in the industrialized world is one of leading causes of death.
- Oldest Case Of Prostate Cancer
This story was reported by The Portugal News back in November 2011, but seems to have been picked up only recently by other media. Bikya Masr An international research team in Lisbon has diagnosed the oldest case of prostate cancer in ancient Egypt...
- Debating The Ancient Egyptian Cancer Question
ArchNews In direct contradiction to the recent Manchester University article in Nature stating cancer is 'man made' Paula Veiga strongly argues the case for the existence of cancer in Ancient Egyptians. Citing both her own research during her...
- Seriously Off-topic: Scientists Crack 'entire Genetic Code' Of Cancer
BBC News with video Such good news for the potential of cancer research that I just couldn't resist posting it. Amongst all the very important small steps to finding more ways of fighting cancer this really is a biggie. Egyptology News Blog, Andie...
- Prostate Cancer In Mummy
A Ptolemaic mummy of a middle aged man known as M1 is being studied by an international team of researchers to see what ailed the man. Through CT scanning the team have found prostate cancer would have made his life miserable for years before he died....
- Cancer Rare In Mummies
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Egypt
Cancer in Mummies
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare.
Very interesting as Dr. Zahi Hawass in his search for the mummy of Hatshepsut found that his candidate for the female king has a tumor in her pelvic region. Though a tumor is not necessarily cancer it would be interesting to know if it was cancerous?
The implication is that cancer is the result of man made activities, such as pollution? Today cancer in the industrialized world is one of leading causes of death.
- Oldest Case Of Prostate Cancer
This story was reported by The Portugal News back in November 2011, but seems to have been picked up only recently by other media. Bikya Masr An international research team in Lisbon has diagnosed the oldest case of prostate cancer in ancient Egypt...
- Debating The Ancient Egyptian Cancer Question
ArchNews In direct contradiction to the recent Manchester University article in Nature stating cancer is 'man made' Paula Veiga strongly argues the case for the existence of cancer in Ancient Egyptians. Citing both her own research during her...
- Seriously Off-topic: Scientists Crack 'entire Genetic Code' Of Cancer
BBC News with video Such good news for the potential of cancer research that I just couldn't resist posting it. Amongst all the very important small steps to finding more ways of fighting cancer this really is a biggie. Egyptology News Blog, Andie...
- Prostate Cancer In Mummy
A Ptolemaic mummy of a middle aged man known as M1 is being studied by an international team of researchers to see what ailed the man. Through CT scanning the team have found prostate cancer would have made his life miserable for years before he died....
- Cancer Rare In Mummies
...