A pair of ancient Egyptian skulls, both thousands of years old, belonged to some of history's earliest known cancer patients, according to a study published Wednesday.

Ancient Egyptian medicine was highly advanced for its time Egyptian doctors were sought after by kings and queens from faraway lands because they were considered as the best in the world.

Medicine in ancient Egypt, documented extensively in medical texts such as the Ebers Papyrus and the Kahun Papyrus, was unquestionably sophisticated, and the new findings offer important, direct ...

The 4,000-year-old skull and mandible of an Egyptian man show signs of cancerous lesions and tool marks, according to a recent paper published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. Those marks ...

In a skull marred with bone damage from multiple tumors, archaeologists have found never-before-seen evidence from ancient Egypt of surgical intervention for cancer.

Ancient medicine has evolved over time, some practices were bizarre, whereas some we use even now, from the concept of informed consent to several medicinal ingredients.