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Originally posted by Hooper
Cancer is a modern miracle of the 20th century, prior the 20th century cancer was virtually unheard of.
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"Evidence of the existence of cancer can be dated back as far as prehistoric times. It has been found in the skeletons of prehistoric animals and even in Egyptian mummies." (
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~kgordy/cancer.html)
"Cancer is a process that has affected humans since prehistoric times and is also common in domestic and farm animals, birds, and fish. Apart from childhood cancers, which may be associated with events during pregnancy, such as exposure to radiation, most cancers are a feature of aging." (
http://www.ndif.org/Terms/cancer.html)
I think you're confusing the identification and naming of cancer with its inception. It goes back...way back.