Saturday, May 5, 2012

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Suffered Rare and Painful Disease

Summary- About 2,900 years ago, an ancient Egyptian man, approximately in his 20s, died after suffering from a rare, cancer-like disease that might have left him with a type of diabetes. Scientists are not really sure what caused the disease, but they do know that it is very rare. it only affects about one in 560,000 young adults, mostly males.

Critique- This is interesting. I wonder if actual cancer existed in ancient Egyptian times.

Impact- We now know that even in ancient Egyptian times they had and died from rare diseases. They may have found the early version of cancer.

Resource- www.foxnews.com

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