Now, new evidence from a skull more than 4,000 years old has revealed that ancient Egyptian physicians may have tried to treat certain cancers with surgery.
“We can see that ancient Egyptian medicine was not solely based on herbal remedies like medicine in other ancient civilizations,” said Badr, who was not involved in the new research.
“There is an urgent need to reevaluate the history of Egyptian medicine using these scientific methodologies,” Badr said.
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.
But there was none for the breast cancer patient’s tumors, Camarós said.
Persons:
”, Edgard Camarós, Camarós, ” Camarós, Isidro, Ibrahem Badr, Badr, Duckworth, ” Badr, Edwin Smith Surgical, Edwin Smith, “, ” Mindy Weisberger
Organizations:
CNN — Cancer, Laboratory, University of Cambridge, University of Santiago, CNN, Misr University for Science, Technology, Duckworth Laboratory, Scientific
Locations:
Egypt, United Kingdom, Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Coruña, Spain, Camarós, Giza, Europe, United States