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New Research Suggests Ancient Egyptians Were Surgically Treating Brain Cancer Over 4,000 Years Ago, Meaning Cancer Research Began 1,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
The research team analyzed the skull of a woman who was about 50 years old. She lived between 664 and 343 B.C.E. The woman’s skull contained two lesions that were caused by a traumatic brain injury.
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Ancient Egyptians ‘were trying to understand and treat cancer 4,000 years ago’
Researchers have found evidence of cutmarks on a skull around a large lesion thought to have been caused by a cancerous growth. They also found 30 smaller lesions across the skull, suggesting the ...
First endoscopic brain tumour removal via the eyebrow arch successfully performed in Vietnam
HANOI: The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital has successfully performed two endoscopic brain tumour removals through the ...