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Egyptian Mummy Had Prostate Cancer

A mummy preserved about 2250 years ago in Egypt suffered from prostate cancer. The mummy tumours were detected using a technology that only recently became available, so it might mean lots more ancient cancer cancer cases will be revealed.


October 19, 2011
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Meet The First Person To Get Mummified In 3000 Years

Alan Billis, a 61-year-old taxi driver who suffered from lung cancer, lived a pretty ordinary life. He drove around, watched documentaries and did what everybody else did. His afterlife though, is going to be extraordinary. After he passed, Billis became the first person in 3000 years to get mummified.