[SunkenCiv]

Excavated medieval bone from the spine showing cancer metastases (white arrow) [Jenna Dittmar]

[Renfrew]

In that era everyone would have been around fires all the time. A lot of smoke inhalation.

[Beowulf9]

Which is why I’m not going to Medieval Britain!

[bgill]

However, the researchers point out that in modern Britain some 40-50% of people have cancer by the time they die, making the disease 3-4 times more common today than the latest study suggests it was during medieval times.

Uh huh, 3-4 times more common today.... annnnd another invalid study. People live twice as long today than they did then.