K Hunt
Taking Stock: A systematic review of archaeological evidence of cancers in human and early hominin remains
Hunt, K; Roberts, CA; Kirkpatrick, C
Abstract
This study summarizes data from 154 paleopathological studies documenting 272 archaeologically recovered individuals exhibiting skeletal or soft tissue evidence of cancer (malignant neoplastic disease) between 1.8 million years ago and 1900 CE. The paper reviews and summarizes the temporal, spatial and demographic distribution of the evidence and the methods used to provide the cancer diagnoses. Metastasis to bone is the most widely reported evidence (n = 161), followed by multiple myeloma (n = 55). In the dataset, males were represented more than females (M = 127, F = 94), and middle-adults (35–49) and old-adults (50+) were represented most among age groups (MA = 77, OA = 66). The majority of the evidence comes from Northern Europe (n = 51) and Northern Africa (n = 46). The data are summarized in the Cancer Research in Ancient Bodies (CRAB) Database, a growing online resource for future paleo-oncological research. This systematic review contributes to broader studies of malignant neoplastic disease in antiquity; it provides an overview of paleo-oncological data, discusses the many practical and methodological challenges of paleo-oncological research, and dispels presumptions about cancer’s rarity in the past.
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Hunt, K., Roberts, C., & Kirkpatrick, C. (2018). Taking Stock: A systematic review of archaeological evidence of cancers in human and early hominin remains. International Journal of Paleopathology, 21, 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.03.002
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 8, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 8, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jun 30, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jul 4, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 8, 2019 |
Journal | International Journal of Paleopathology |
Print ISSN | 1879-9817 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Pages | 12-26 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.03.002 |
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