Cancer pre-dates the modern era

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered evidence of colon cancer in the mummified remains of an 18th century Hungarian corpse. The mutation of the Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is the earliest recorded case of colorectal cancer.

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/25/hungarian-mummy-offers-clues-to-cancer-mystery.html

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147217

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