Mudry Yaroslav Vladimirovich

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2020: Russian Ministry of Health: princes Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise died from cancer

Princes Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise died from cancer what chronicles confirm. On the All-Russian action "Week of Health" the chief non-staff specialist oncologist, the CEO of NMITs of radiology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Andrey Kaprin reported about it on September 21, 2020.

Cancer is known since ancient times, we know that such figures of Russia as the prince Vladimir, the baptist of Russia, Yaroslav the Wise left from it — Kaprin (the quote by RIA Novosti) said.

The associate professor of department of history of MSU Fedor Gayda categorically does not agree with it. According to him, in the 11th century did not diagnose oncological diseases and did not know about such disease, this the first. The second, in the chronicle is not present any instructions on what specifically to the reason Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise died, Gayda in a conversation with RBC reported.

The Russian Ministry of Health said that princes Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise died from cancer

Why cancer? It is exclusive on conscience of this physician. Actually they died at such age when in the 11th century death was an everyday occurrence, also everything died of an old age — he noted.

According to Kaprin, about 15% of cases of development of oncological diseases can be explained with genetic predisposition, all the rest depends on the person and his way of life. To secure themselves against oncological diseases, it is necessary not to smoke as smokers 30 times more often are ill all types of cancer, to refuse greasy food and to monitor body mass index. According to him, leads to cancer also consumption of red meat, abuse of alcohol. The correct way of life, including rather physically mobile, can help to avoid oncological diseases, the specialist told.

Vladimir reigned in Kiev from 978 to 1015. Yaroslav the Wise is Vladimir's son — died in 1054. There are no exact data on year of its birth, historians consider that he was born about 960.^[1]

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