{"id":225277,"date":"2024-05-29T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-oldest-known-attempt-at-treating-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:32","slug":"ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-oldest-known-attempt-at-treating-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-oldest-known-attempt-at-treating-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest known attempt at treating cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The skull of an ancient Egyptian man with a round lesion caused by a tumour near the top<\/p>\n

Tondini, Isidro, Camar\u00f3s, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Tiny etchings on a 4000-year-old skull suggest that the ancient Egyptians may have been the first people to try to treat cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAncient Egyptian medicine was very advanced,\u201d says Edgard Camar\u00f3s<\/a> at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. \u201cThey were able to deal with many conditions, including traumatisms and infections, and treat oral health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camar\u00f3s and his\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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