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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Mysterious ‘pregnant’ Egyptian mummy reveals woman may have also had cancer

Photo by Aleksander Leydo

An ancient Egyptian woman, believed to be the first-ever known case of an embalmed pregnant mummy, may have died of cancer, scientists say.

The mummy – discovered at the beginning of the 19th century in Thebes and donated to the University of Warsaw in Poland in 1826 – was X-rayed and CT scanned as part of a study, researchers said in a blog post.

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