Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy

30.01.2012                      06.Schwat. 5772

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Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy

Man who died in his forties 2,200 years ago is the second oldest known case of prostate cancer.

A professor from American University in Cairo says the discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200 year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
The genetics versus environment question is key to understanding cancer….