The earliest recorded observation of cancer is in an ancient Egyptian medical text known as the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, which dates back to around 3000 BC to 2500 BC.

Ancient civilizations showcased remarkable ingenuity, creating advanced technologies that continue to fascinate us. The ...

A male skull, dated from 2,687 to 2,345 B.C., had a large lesion surrounded by 30 or so small metastasized lesions around it. Tondini, Isidro, Camarós, 2024 ...

Ancient Egyptians suffering from cancer may have been subject to exploratory or treatment surgeries, a new study says. Tondini T, Isidro A and Camarós E (2024) Frontiers in Medicine The ancient ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom). Scientific Reports . Published online June 27, 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63549-z ...

A pair of ancient Egyptian skulls, both thousands of years old, ... Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest attempt at cancer surgery. Patrick Smith. Updated Wed, May 29, 2024 at 11:25 PM UTC.