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28 May

Cancer has existed for millennia

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Evidence of bone cancer was found in a 240-million year old turtle, which was the oldest recorded cancer in a reptile. The earliest description of cancer, in humans, is 1600 BC; and cancer may have been described in manuscripts from 2500 BC. Evidence of cancer has been found in ancient manuscripts, fossilized human bones, and human mummies. Remains of a young-adult male in northern Sudan, from 1200 BC, showed multiple lesions on the vertebrae, ribs, sternum, clavicles, scapulae, pelvis, and humeral and femoral heads. Metastatic prostate cancer was found in remains of a Syrian king from the 7th century BC. Hippocrates referenced cancer in “The Corpus”, describing carcinos (crab) and carcinoma (range of tumors and swelling).

Cancer is not a new disease: Cancer has developed in animals and humans for millions of years; however, the rate at which humans develop cancer has increased in modern times.


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