![]() The Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden (c. 1600 BCE) is the oldest work on surgical techniques. 1550 BCE) treats cancer (for which, it says, there is no treatment), heart disease, diabetes, birth control, and depression. 1069 BCE) deals with contraception, fertility, and includes the earliest known pregnancy tests. The Berlin Medical Papyrus (also known as the Brugsch Papyrus, dated to the New Kingdom, c. 1200 BCE, prescribes treatment for anorectal disease (problems associated with the anus and rectum) and prescribes cannabis for cancer patients (pre-dating the mention of cannabis in Herodotus, long thought to be the earliest mention of the drug). ![]() ![]() The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus, dated c.
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