<![CDATA[A unique MRI scan on the mummified remains of a 2,500-year-old Siberian princess has disclosed that she died due to suffering from severe breast cancer. The scan report also reveals that she took cannabis to dull the depredation of infirmity. Her application of drugs to deal with the illness may have given her a distorted status of mind, leading her kinsmen in the Pazyryk culture to the conviction that she could converse with the spirits. The remains of the princess were preserved in ice in an intricate grave in the Altai Mountains. The princess was especially famous for her outstanding tattoos. In 1993, scrutiny of her remains highlighted stylish tattoos of 'great artistry', of fantastic creatures. In that investigation, her clothing and headdresses, a stash of cannabis, and a make-up bag, were found inside her tomb. All those items helped the experts construct a comprehensive picture of her and her life. They also concluded that she was a virgin who lived a purposely 'celibate' life. The scientific MRI scan was conducted by Russian scientists Andrey Savelov and Andrey Letyagin in Novosibirsk. It revealed that the princess had suffered as an adolescent or child from osteomyelitis, a disease of the bone marrow or bone. She also had injuries that are compatible with having fallen from a horse. Natalia Polosmak, the Archaeologist Professor who originally found these extraordinary human remains, said that when the princess was a little over twenty years of age, she became infected with another severe illness - breast cancer. Dr Letyagin stated that during the imaging of the mummy's mammary glands, they had kept their eyes out for asymmetric structure. He mentioned that they noticed a major tumour in her right axial lymph nodes and her right breast. He continued and described having noticed signs that may have signified the development of metastatic cancer. Dr Letyagin concluded that he was quite sure from the analysis that the princess had breast cancer. This conclusion was further evidenced by her being tremendously emaciated. Although she suffered from breast cancer, her genuine reason of death may have been from a different factor - the damage from her fall. She may have initially survived the accident, but was possibly confined to bed. Breast cancer has been well-known to human beings since Ancient Egyptian times. This is assumed to be the first time however, that such a diagnosis has been made on the mummified remains of an ancient lady, frozen in permafrost for about 2500 years. ]]>
Mummy's MRI Scan Reveals a Siberian Princess Died From Acute Breast Cancer
