Edo-Period, Japan.Breast cancer treatment, 1809.These illustrations are from an 1809 book documentin
Edo-Period, Japan.Breast cancer treatment, 1809.These illustrations are from an 1809 book documenting various surgeries performed by Seishū Hanaoka for the treatment of breast cancer. The illustrations here depict the treatment for a 60-year-old female patient. -- source link
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