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A historical and palaeopathological perspective on cancer

dc.contributor.authorGalassi, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorVarotto, E.
dc.contributor.authorVaccarezza, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorMartini, M.
dc.contributor.authorPapa, V.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T07:03:11Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T07:03:11Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationGalassi, F.M. and Varotto, E. and Vaccarezza, M. and Martini, M. and Papa, V. 2024. A historical and palaeopathological perspective on cancer. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. 65 (1): pp. E93-E97.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95207
dc.identifier.doi10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3221
dc.description.abstract

Cancer is often wrongly considered to be a modern disease in many popular medical venues. Cancers have been known to mankind since ancient times. In fact, its antiquity can be proved through the application of palaeopathological methodologies. The present perspective piece demonstrates by means of a historical and palaeopathological analysis how oncological manifestations were present long before the emergence anatomically modern humans and addresses the epidemiological transition from ancient times to the contemporary world.

The final section of the article is dedicated to the analysis of breast cancer and its identification in ancient human remains.
dc.languageeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectGlobal health
dc.subjectHistory of medicine
dc.subjectPalaeopathology
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPaleopathology
dc.subjectHistory, Ancient
dc.subjectNeoplasms
dc.subjectBreast Neoplasms
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHistory, Medieval
dc.subjectHistory, 19th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 18th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 16th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 17th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 20th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 15th Century
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNeoplasms
dc.subjectBreast Neoplasms
dc.subjectPaleopathology
dc.subjectHistory, Ancient
dc.subjectHistory, Medieval
dc.subjectHistory, 15th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 16th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 17th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 18th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 19th Century
dc.subjectHistory, 20th Century
dc.subjectFemale
dc.titleA historical and palaeopathological perspective on cancer
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume65
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPageE93
dcterms.source.endPageE97
dcterms.source.issn1121-2233
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
dc.date.updated2024-05-30T07:03:09Z
curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidVaccarezza, Mauro [0000-0003-3060-318X]
dcterms.source.eissn2421-4248
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridVaccarezza, Mauro [6701350504]
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