Oldest Cancer Case Ever Discovered Showed Signs of Tooth Decay

Is cancer a modern-day disease? Recent discoveries as to the health status of ancient peoples may give us a clue as to the answer to this question, and also how oral health could have played a role.

Oral Health, Stress and Disease in Prehistoric Times

The best-preserved examples of the health of people who lived thousands of years ago was discovered recently in the Middle East. The 13^th-11^th century Nile Valley settlement called Amara West was unearthed in the 1930’s in what is now Sudan (back then the area was called Nubia). Archeologists at the time found what used to be a …read more