MODEL RELEASED. Blood sampling procedure. Nurse flushes saline to clear a catheter after drawing a sample of blood from a chest vein (superior vena cava) in a 27 year old female patient suffering Hodgkin's disease. The blood (not visible) will be used for tissue typing,because the patient may need a bone marrow transplant. The patient has already received anticancer treatment,with subsequent loss of her hair. Hodgkin's disease is a rare cancer in the lymphoid tissue. As the disease progresses,the immune system becomes impaired. Treatment includes radiotherapy,cancer drugs,and bone marrow transplant | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Fraser, Simon / Newcastle Upon Tyne / Royal Victoria Infirmary |
Taille de l’image : | 3542 px × 2856 px |
Model Release : | Disponible |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |