The skull of an ancient Egyptian man with a round lesion caused by a tumour near the top Tondini, Isidro, Camar贸s, 2024
Tiny etchings on a 4000-year-old skull suggest that the ancient Egyptians may have been the first people to try to treat cancer.
鈥淎ncient Egyptian medicine was very advanced,鈥 says at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. 鈥淭hey were able to deal with many conditions, including traumatisms and infections, and treat oral health.鈥
Camar贸s and his colleagues studied two skulls…
