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Cut marks discovered surrounding cancerous lesions on an ancient Egyptian skull suggest that humans were conducting cancer surgery more than 4,000 years ago.

The first known case of cancer was discovered in an early human relatives toe bone.

Researchers have boosted coppers natural antimicrobial properties to make it a more effective preventer of bacterial and viral infections.

Plastic surgery has become synonymous with the quest for youth and beauty. But the field has, for centuries, been driven by medical necessity -- and it has nothing to do with plastic.