MODEL RELEASED. Cancer patient. Hospital nurse injects saline solution into a chest catheter in a 17 year old male cancer patient. The patient has Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Hickman catheter is being cleared before a blood transfusion is given to the patient. The patient has received anti-cancer 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. Treatment may include radiotherapy,cancer drugs,blood trans- fusions and bone marrow transplant | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Fraser, Simon / Newcastle Upon Tyne / Royal Victoria Infirmary |
Bildgröße: | 2731 px × 3507 px |
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