A greater understanding of its origins could lead to treatments for the disease, which claims more than 150,000 lives a year in the UK. Despite slivers of tissue from hundreds of Egyptian mummies being re-hydrated, just one case of cancer has been confirmed. This is even though tumors should be better preserved by mummification than healthy tissues.

Fossil evidence is also sparse, with just a few dozen – mostly disputed – examples, Nature Reviews Cancer journal reports. Even the study of thousands of Neanderthal bones has provided only one example of a possible cancer.

And references to cancer-like problems in ancient Egyptian texts are more likely to have been caused by leprosy or varicose veins. Researcher Michael Zimmerman, a visiting professor at Manchester University, said: ‘The virtual absence of malignancies in mummies must be interpreted as indicating their rarity in antiquity. This indicates that cancer-causing factors are limited to societies affected by modern industrialization.’

The ancient Greeks were probably the first to define cancer as a specific disease and to distinguish between benign and malignant tumors. But researchers said it was unclear if this signaled a real rise in the disease, or just a greater medical knowledge.

The 17th century provides the first descriptions of surgery for breast and other cancers, while the first reports of distinctive tumors occurred in the past 200 years or so.

They include scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps in 1775 and nasal cancer in snuff users in 1761. Co-researcher Professor Rosalie David said: ‘There is nothing in the natural environment that can cause cancer.

‘So it has to be down to pollution and changes to diet and lifestyle.

‘The important thing about our study is that it gives a historical perspective to this disease.

‘Data from across the millennium has given modern society a clear message – cancer is man-made and something that we can and should address.’

Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, said a healthy diet, regular exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight can help prevent a third of common cancers.

‘So perhaps our ancestors’ lifestyle reduced risk from cancer,’ she added.

Things that can cause excessive hair loss are heredity, hormones, age, stress, skin disorders or serious illness head, shock, childbirth, excessive drug consumption, affected by harmful chemicals, wrong diet, and lack of nutrition.

Unfortunately, until now there has been no effective way to treat all types of hair loss. However, some drugs can slow the collapse of the hair and the hair re-planting operations also give satisfactory results.

What is clear, to get thick hair and beautiful, full of nutrients you need every day. Because hair is made of protein, lots of foods containing protein essential for healthy hair.

Your food must contain at least 100 grams of protein each day. You can get protein from milk, butter, yogurt, soy and derivatives products, eggs, cheese, meat, and fish.

Lack of vitamin A, B, B6, B12, folic acid, biotin, iron, copper, and iodine can also cause hair loss and gray hair. Inositol deficiency also affects the same. Inositol found in yeast, liver, and drops of sugar cane.

Here are some useful tips to nourish the hair, but I can’t help if it causes such as disease and stress not removed first.

1. Take vitamin B complex supplements, protein, and Silica in case if your diet does not contain enough nutrients such.

2. Get enough sleep and get a balanced diet.

3. Massage, scalp massage after each shampoo. This will activate the oil glands and the circulation of blood in the scalp, so the hair becomes healthier.

4. Rub coconut milk on the scalp and hair, massage, massage gently. Then rinse until clean. Coconut milk helps promote hair growth.

5. Juice made from bananas, honey, yogurt and low-fat milk contains many nutrients that hair needs.

6. Manage stress well and do a healthy living lifestyle.