According to "Ancient skeleton is the earliest case of cancer yet detected" article, Michaela Binder, a PhD student at Durham
University, has discovered the ancient skeleton of young Egyptian man which is riddled with hole as a result of a type of cancer. Additionally, this research is also interested by Dr. Kat Arney, a cancer researcher, who think that this discovery can tell about
the gene mutations of this person by the analysis of the DNA from skeleton and "That could shed light on the
evolution of the disease, along with the evolution of humankind."(This article is surprising me. Since, I always think that cancer is diseases that has just appeared in the past few decades, not 2,000 years ago. I think this discovery is very useful. Accordingly, cancer might not only be caused by the simple reason such as smoking, eating unhealthy food, and so on, but it may be caused by undiscovered complex reason. Therefore, I think if we can analyze this cancer and find its cause, we can study and understand more. As a result, we can find how to cope with and the easier way to prevent and cure it.
This discovery is just the initial step for us to understand more about the cancer; however, it may take a long period of time. Therefore, now I think the easiest way to get away from or slow down the cancer is to change the unhealthy habit and have a yearly check-up.
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References
Ancient skeleton is the earliest case of cancer yet
detected. (2014, March 18). BBC News Science & Environment. Retrieved date March, 2014 from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26627941
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