Pregnant mummy died from cancer

[guy]

As expected, ancient societies suffered from the same maladies that modern society does today, including cancer. (See video below on an Egyptian mummy found to have succumbed from breast cancer.)

A recent finding of a pregnant mummy surprised researchers. Radiologic and bone findings consistent with nasopharyngeal cancer surprised researchers even more. We await final genomic studies to confirm the diagnosis.

 

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Extensive facial skeleton defects of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy may indicate that she suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer, says Marzena Ożarek-Szilke palaeontologist from interdisciplinary Warsaw Mummy Project and from the Department of Oncology at the Medical University of Warsaw.

Professor Rafał Stec from the Department of Oncology at the Medical University of Warsaw said: “Firstly, we have unusual changes in the nasopharyngeal bones, which, according to the mummy experts, are not typical of the mummification process.

“Secondly, the opinions of radiologists based on computed tomography indicate the possibility of tumour changes in the bones.”

 

 

 

Scan showing intact fetus

 

Radiologic evidence of nasopharyngeal cancer

 

https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/2000-year-old-pregnant-egyptian-mummy-died-of-rare-type-of-cancer-31646

 

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/07/11/possible-traces-of-cancer-discovered-in-egyptian-mummy/

 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/evidence-of-cancer-in-ancient-egyptian-mummy/144082?amp

 

Here is the original post about the discovery of the pregnant mummy:

 

 

 

Edited July 11, 2022 by guy