Essays about: "Karin Ling-roos"

Found 1 essay containing the words Karin Ling-roos.

  1. 1. On the palaeopathology of skeletal neoplasms : A study about skeletal metastatic tumours in the archaeological record and methods with which they can be identified and diagnosed

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Karin Ling-Roos; [2022]
    Keywords : osteology; paleo-oncology; cancer; tumours; archaeology; diagnosis; osteologi; paleo-onkologi; cancer; tumörer; arkeologi; diagnos;

    Abstract : It is decidedly rare to come across evidence of primary or secondary malignant tumours in the archaeological record, both in the excavatory stage as well as the laboratory stage. However, the statistical absence of cancer in the archaeological record may not be representative of actual prevalence, geographical distribution, or severity. READ MORE