Cancer is a modern, man-made disease, say ‘mummy’ researchers

Cancer is primarily a man-made disease, caused by pollution, diet and our modern lifestyle, say researchers after studying Ancient Egyptian and Neanderthal mummies and fossils.
The researchers from Manchester University found just one case of cancer in their extensive investigations. They also disputed the standard medical view that cancer is more prevalent today because we live longer; they discovered many older mummy remains, which showed other signs of ageing common today, such as osteoporosis and hardening of the arteries.
(Source: Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010; 10: 728-33).

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