Earliest hominin cancer: 1.7-million-yearold osteosarcoma from Swartkrans cave, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 112, Issue 7-8, 2016, Pages

  Odes, Edward J ^a,b   Randolph Quinney, Patrick S ^a,b,g   Steyn, Maryna ^a   Throckmorton, Zach ^b,c   Smilg, Jacqueline S ^b,d   Zipfel, Bernhard ^b   Augustine, Tanya N ^a   Beer, Frikkie De ^e   Hoffman, Jakobus W ^e   Franklin, Ryan D ^f   Berger, Lee R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Lincoln Memorial University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e NECSA   (South Africa)

^f Archaeological and Historical Conservancy Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant neoplasia; Metatarsal; Micro computed tomography; Oncology; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BONE; CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85019612632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2016/20150471     Document Type: Article

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