EditorialBronchotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's E...
EditorialCruel and imperfect breast amputation 1, surgical tongs 2, mastectomy razor 3, mastectomy scalpel 4, breast clamp 5, clamp in use 6 and hernia bandage 7.. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialSusan Karnick, who opted for a prophylactic mastectomy when she tested positive for the PALB2 gene, in Crystal Lake, Ill., Aug. 9, 2021. (Taylor Glascock/The New York Times)
EditorialYvette Lowery with her oncologist in Rock Hill, S.C., on March 4, 2021, before she underwent a double mastectomy.?(Travis Dove/The New York Times)
EditorialBronchotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's E...
EditorialCruel and imperfect breast amputation 1, surgical tongs 2, mastectomy razor 3, mastectomy scalpel 4, breast clamp 5, clamp in use 6 and hernia bandage 7.. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialBronchotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's E...
EditorialCruel and imperfect breast amputation 1, surgical tongs 2, mastectomy razor 3, mastectomy scalpel 4, breast clamp 5, clamp in use 6 and hernia bandage 7.. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.