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2025-03-28 23:07:20 UTC - HELPFUL
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The notion that cancer is purely man-made oversimplifies a complex disease that has existed throughout evolutionary history. The disease itself predates human civilization: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/whats-the-oldest-known-case-of-cancer-in-humans https://www.livescience.com/44269-oldest-metastatic-cancer-skeleton.html Dinosaurs Had Cancer: https://www.livescience.com/10822-cancer-man-disease-controversial-study-claims.html Ancient Cases: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptians-tried-to-treat-cancer-4000-years-ago-cut-marked-skull-indicates https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/whats-the-oldest-known-case-of-cancer-in-humans Cancer rates continue to evolve: https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/gen-xers-will-have-higher-cancer-rates-than-boomers-study-forecasts
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