Research published in Frontiers in Drugs Journal believes that these two skulls tell about ancient Egyptian advanced surgery method. It has been feared that the person with the fracture of the scull may have survived. If so, it suggests that Egyptian doctors were able to treat serious head injuries. It is more difficult to explain the cut marks on the skull with cancer, but they could indicate that the Egyptians were performing some kind of surgery to remove the tumor.
This research is important because it highlights new facts about the advancement of ancient Egyptian medicine. This shows that Egyptian doctors were not only able to diagnose and treat cancer, but they were also able to carry out complex surgical processes.
“We wanted to know about the role of cancer in the past, how popular the disease was in ancient times and how ancient society reacted with this deformity,” said Tatiana Tondini said, “We wanted to know about the role of cancer in the past, and how ancient society reacted with this deformity,” said Tatiana Tondini said.
Researchers say that one of these skulls has found a large wound that indicates the abnormal increase of tissues. There were many other small wounds around the skull that suggests that it had metastasis. The team also looks at the knife marks around each of these wounds as if someone has deliberately tried to cut these cancerous growth.
According to Newsweek, the skulls they investigated are of Duckworth Collection of Cambridge University. The first was between 2687 and 2345 BCE, the male of 30 to 35 years old, while the second was between 663 and 343 BCE, a woman over 50 years old.
