A historical and palaeopathological perspective on cancer.

J Prev Med Hyg

Department of Economics, Law, Cybersecurity, and Sports Sciences, University of Naples "Parthenope", Naples, Italy.

Published: March 2024

Cancer is often wrongly considered to be a modern disease in many popular medical venues. Cancers have been known to humanity since ancient times. In fact, its antiquity can be identified through the application of palaeopathological methodologies. The present perspective demonstrates by means of a historical and palaeopathological analysis how oncological manifestations were present long before the emergence of anatomically modern humans and addresses the epidemiological transition from ancient times to the contemporary world. The final section of the article examines breast cancer and its identification in ancient human remains.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11066820PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3221DOI Listing

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