Dinosaurs had cancer too, say scientists who discover first known case in the creatures

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OTTAWA (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) - Dinosaurs loom in the imagination as forces of nature, but a new study that identifies the first known case of cancer in the creatures shows they suffered from the debilitating disease, too.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

OTTAWA - Dinosaurs loom in the imagination as forces of nature, but a new study that identifies the first known case of cancer in the creatures shows they suffered from the debilitating disease, too.

"Oddly enough, under a microscope it looked a lot like human osteosarcoma," he said."It's fascinating that this cancer existed tens of millions of years ago and still exists today." But neither the late-stage cancer nor a predator looking to make a meal out of slow and weak prey is believed to have killed it.

The team also used high-resolution computed tomography scans, a multidisciplinary diagnostic technique used in human cancer care.

 

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