The tombs were in use between the sixth century ... Scientists found evidence that the ancient Egyptians tried to remove a tumor from the skull of a man who lived around 4,500 years ago.

Ancient Egyptian physicians also pursued treatment, if not cures, for the disease, using cauterisation – burning off undesirable tumours – and bandaging them with therapeutic herbs for relief ...

An ancient Egyptian vase in the shape of the deity Bes ... The Urarina people who live in the Peruvian Amazon Basin still use a psychoactive brew called ayahuasca in their rituals, and Westerners ...