UM-Bot Posted September 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Scientists have found signs of bone cancer in the fossil remains of an early South African hominin. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/298945/cancer-evidence-dates-back-17-million-years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecks Posted September 20, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The thing I wonder is, is cancer more common nowadays or are we just more aware to what it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted September 20, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Interesting,cancer has been around since the dawn of man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted September 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2016 One of natures methods of trying to keep the population in check 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted September 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Animals get cancer, why would this be special? I figured we just always had it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted September 20, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 20, 2016 7 hours ago, Gecks said: The thing I wonder is, is cancer more common nowadays or are we just more aware to what it is? We're going to see more of it these days, because we have an increasingly elderly population in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 20, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Cancer mutates the cells, if I remember correctly. Maybe a virus similar to cancer that our bodies tolerate causes evolution? Not all mutations are bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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