 This ancient woman died of breast cancer. | Archaeologists found six cases of cancer while studying the bodies of ancient Egyptians who were buried in the Dakhleh Oasis. The finds include a toddler with leukemia, a mummified man with rectal cancer and individuals with cancer possibly caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).  |
 In five of the six cases, scientists determined that they had cancer by studying lesions (holes and bone damage) on their skeletons. | Those holes were left when cancer spread throughout their bodies. Researchers cannot be certain where the cancers originated in many of the cases. |  Researchers believe the risk of cancer was considerably lower in ancient Egypt than it is today. |
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