Illustration shows the excision of a cancerous growth from a woman's breast, an operation which Hanaoka Seishu first carried out in 1804 using general anasthetic

Illustration shows the excision of a cancerous growth or tumour from a woman's breast, an operation which Hanaoka Seishu first carried out in 1804 using general anasthetic

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Illustration shows the excision of a cancerous growth from a woman's breast, an operation which Hanaoka Seishu first carried out in 1804 using general anasthetic

Illustration shows the excision of a cancerous growth or tumour from a woman's breast, an operation which Hanaoka Seishu first carried out in 1804 using general anasthetic