US EditionAncient Egyptians performed cancer surgery, 'extraordinary' new evidence indicates
- Orthopedic surgeon Albert Isidro suggests ancient Egyptians conducted surgical interventions for cancer, indicating experimental medical treatments in ancient Egyptian medicine.
- Study reveals ancient Egyptians performed surgery on individuals with cancerous cells, with evidence of tissue destruction and metastasized lesions on a male skull.
- This discovery provides unique evidence of ancient Egyptian medicine's approach to cancer over 4,000 years ago, showcasing their attempts to address or explore the disease.
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Ancient skull shows Egyptians tried to remove cancer 4,500 years ago
Edgard Camarós and his team were looking at a screen connected to a powerful camera aimed at an Egyptian skull from about 4,500 years ago. What they saw changed the previously understood timeline of when humans may have tried to treat cancer.
Somehow the ancient Egyptians were advanced enough to try cancer surgery, study says
Humans have been waging war against cancer longer than assumed, new research suggests. Scientists have discovered archaeological evidence that ancient Egyptians attempted to surgically remove cancerous lesions, pushing the practice back to over 4,000 years ago.Read more...
Engravings have been discovered on the skull of a man who lived 4,000 years ago that could testify to the first attempts at tumor surgery made by the ancient Egyptians (ANSA)
Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull is 'milestone in the history of medicine'
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.
An international study has revealed that ancient Egyptians were performing experimental cancer treatments more than 4,000 years ago, indicating advanced medical knowledge for the time
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