Doctors found cancer in Egyptian mummy 2,000 years after death

Hoping to find out what caused the death of a resident of ancient Egypt two thousand years ago, doctors at Kraus Hospital performed a CT scan. The mummy was kept in the Cazenovia Public Library, New York, USA.

After scanning the entire body of the mummy, doctors found that the man had a malignant tumor on his leg during his lifetime. It is unclear whether the tumor was the cause of death, but the discovery itself was a significant moment for the study of the disease, which humanity still cannot get rid of.

Source: The Sun

"The tumor is located on the tibia," said Dr. Mark Levinsohn. — On external examination, the neoplasm has all the signs of a malignant tumor, and this is a fairly rare phenomenon."

The mummy, which was given the name Hen, is being examined not for the first time. More than 10 years ago, doctors also examined her, but due to the equipment of that time, no significant results were obtained. The researchers will continue to conduct tests for another two to three months.