The ancient Egyptians may have used surgery to attempt to treat cancer, a pair of 4,000 year old skulls suggest.We know from ancient texts and physical evidence that the ancient Egyptians were exceptionally skilled at medicine for their time. But while they may have succeeded at dental fillings and proto-pregnancy tests, treating cancer was more of a challenge. But that doesn't mean they didn't try.
Co-author Albert Isidro, a surgical oncologist at the Sacred Heart University Hospital in Spain, added: 'It seems ancient Egyptians performed some kind of surgical intervention related to the presence of cancerous cells, proving that ancient Egyptian medicine was also conducting experimental treatments or medical explorations in relation to cancer.