Neanderthal clues to cancer origins

[dipsydoodle]

A Neanderthal living 120,000 years ago had a cancer that is common today, according to a fossil study.

A fossilised Neanderthal rib found in a shallow cave at Krapina, Croatia, shows signs of a bone tumour.

The discovery is the oldest evidence yet of a tumour in the human fossil record, say US scientists.

The research, published in the journal PLOS One, gives clues to the complex history of cancer in humans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22780717

[xchrom]

1. du rec.

[Silent3]

2. It must have been all that frankenfood and HFCS and preservatives he was eating.

'Cause we all know that cancer is only caused by chemicals and capitalism.

[Warpy]

3. It was that damn lousy Paleo diet!

If they really want to study cancer, they don't have to restrict themselves to human cancers. The disease occurs throughout hgher organisms.