Cancer tumor in Egyptian mummies 2,000 years

Modern tomography technology allows doctors to detect malignant tumors at the age of 2,000 years.

Doctors conduct full computerized scans on a 2,000-year-old mummy found in an Egyptian tomb of a man nicknamed "Hen" at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York, USA, Newsweek the day before. December 13 reported.

Scan the 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy.(Video: YouTube).

"The man has a tumor in the fibula, one of the two leg bones. It has all the characteristics of a rare malignant tumor. This is a very rare case of concern , " said Dr. Mark. Levinsohn at Crouse University, said.

Although the group of doctors cannot be sure that the man died of cancer, the mummy still helps researchers better understand the disease that still affects people today.

This is not the first time the mummy Hen has been scanned. According to Dr. Levinsohn, he swept the mummy for the first time in 2006 in an attempt to diagnose the disease but failed.

"In the last 10 years, the device has been upgraded. Back then there was only a 16-probe scanner, now we use a 320-probe scanner and can gather more details when scanning mummies. " Dr. Levinsohn said.

Take mummy into computerized tomography.

The team will continue to test on mummies in 2 - 3 months in the hope of more discoveries about the cause of death of this man.