Emily is a health news writer based in London, United Kingdom. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Durham University and a master's degree in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience from Oxford University. She has worked in science communication, medical writing and as a local news reporter while undertaking journalism training.
Ancient Egyptians tried to surgically treat cancer more than 4,000 years ago, researchers have discovered.
Until now, the oldest-known description of cancer came from around 1600 B.C. Edwin Smith Papyrus from Egypt, which is thought to be a copy of a work from centuries earlier. The text chronicled several breast tumors but underlined that there was"no treatment" for them. The team also analyzed a skull from a woman who was 50 years old when she died and lived between 664 and 343 B.C., whose skull is also housed at the University of Cambridge's Duckworth Collection. Like the man, she had a big lesion on her skull that was suggestive of cancer. However, she had two additional lesions on her skull that were caused by traumatic injuries, such as an attack using a sharp weapon, the team found.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Both of the traumatic lesions had healed, hinting that medicine in ancient Egypt was advanced enough to treat her trauma — but not her cancer.
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