MODEL RELEASED. Cancer patient. Hospital nurse swabs with disinfectant the chest catheter of an 18 year old male cancer patient. The patient is suffering Hodgkin's lymphoma. A Hickman catheter is used to administer drugs or to draw blood. The long chest scar seen,is from a biopsy operation. The patient has received anticancer treatment,with subsequent loss of his hair. Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare cancer in the lymphoid tissue. As the disease progresses the immune system becomes impaired and the patient must be protected against infection. Treatment may include radio- therapy,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 : | 2731 px × 3543 px |
Model Release : | Disponible |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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