Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new evidence from a skull more than 4,000 years old has revealed that ancient.
New evidence from a skull that is more than 4,000 years old has revealed that ancient Egyptian physicians may have tried to treat certain cancers with surgery.
Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition.
Ancient Egypt is known to be the place of one of the early civilisations. New evidence from skulls more than 4,000 years old has revealed that physicians from the region may have also tried to treat certain cancers with surgery
Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull is 'milestone in the history of medicine' - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports wsvn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsvn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.