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Scientists find cancer in 1.7 million-year-old fossil
Scientists find cancer in 1.7 million-year-old fossil
(CNN) Cancer may not be so modern after all.Though we typically think of it as a new affliction attributed to bad habits, bad luck or longevity, a surprising discovery has revealed that the disease existed in human ancestors more than a million years ago.Scientists have found evidence of cancer in a foot bone and spine from two ancient hominin specimens in South Africa.To put it in perspective, before these finds, the oldest dated possible tumor in a human was only 120,000 years old.
not to mention telegraph
Ovarian cancer test on horizon as scientists find earliest signs of disease
Ovarian cancer test on horizon as scientists find earliest signs of disease
Professor Ahmed Ahmed, from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University, said: 'Ovarian cancer can be undetectable for up to four years and only a third of people with the cancer get an early diagnosis."A test for SOX2 could not only help detect cancers early but in some cases would enable us to detect a tumour before it becomes cancerous."Early treatment hugely improves the odds for patients, so early detection is essential.However, there is still a lot of work to be done because detecting SOX2 in the fallopian tubes is not an easy task.
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Scientists find cancer in million-year-old fossil
Scientists find cancer in million-year-old fossil
Cancer may not be so modern after all.Though we typically think of it as a new affliction attributed to bad habits, bad luck or longevity, a surprising discovery has revealed the disease existed in human ancestors more than a million years ago.Scientists have found evidence of cancer in a foot bone and spine from two ancient hominin specimens in South Africa.The foot fragment is approximately 1.7 million years old and the vertebrae almost 2 million years old.
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