The oldest known incidence of cancer in a human has been found in a 3, 000-year-old skeleton . Analysis of the remains , which were found in a tomb in what used to be ancient Nubia , revealed metastatic carcinoma — a form of cancer that spreads to other parts of the body. The discovery shows that the disease is not strictly a modern affliction . Read more…
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The oldest known incidence of cancer in a human has been found in a 3,000-year-old skeleton.
