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Scans of Medieval Skeletons Show Cancer Has Been Common Longer Than We Thought

Scans of Medieval Skeletons Show Cancer Has Been Common Longer Than We Thought

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Cancer may have been a bigger menace in medieval times than previously assumed, new research this week suggests. The study, based on X-ray and CT scans of preserved bones, estimates that around one in every 10 residents of medieval Britain died with cancer in their body.

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