A pair of ancient Egyptian skulls, both thousands of years old, belonged to some of history's earliest known cancer patients, according to a study published Wednesday. The skulls had cut marks ...

Ancient Egyptian skull shows evidence of cancer, surgical treatment “An extraordinary new perspective in our understanding of the history of medicine.” ...

Ancient Egyptians were exceptionally skilled in medicine for their time. They could identify, describe, and treat a variety of diseases and traumatic injuries, build prosthetics, and even put in ...

A 4,600-year-old Egyptian skull had cut marks surrounding several lesions that appeared to be metastasized brain cancer, suggestive of a surgical attempt at treatment or postmortem exploration.

Health Diseases Cancer 4,000 year-old Egyptian skulls show attempts at brain surgery to treat cancer 'Cancer was still a medical knowledge frontier.' Laura Baisas May 29, 2024 12:00 AM EDT ...

An ancient skull found in a cave in Spain reveals evidence of ancient surgery attempts. The skull has a large dent that is partially healed, indicating an attempt at brain surgery that was halted ...

The ancient Egyptians may have used surgery to attempt to treat cancer, a pair of 4,000 year old skulls suggest. We know from ancient texts and physical evidence that the ancient Egyptians were ...

Groundbreaking Research Shows Ancient Egyptians Were Conducting Cancer Surgery Over 4,000 Years Ago By putting an ancient skull under the microscope, scientists are proving that cancer research is ...

Scientists Find Evidence of Brain Surgery on 3,000-Year-Old Skull One of two upper-class brothers living in ancient Israel had a hole drilled into his skull. But why?