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BREAST BIOPSY. BREAST BIOPSY Photo essay. Radiology Department. Reims, France. September 2004. Mammary microbiopsy.





BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY. BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de...
BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY. BREAST GALACTOGRAPHY Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Galactography, or ductography, is a mammographic technique that involves injection of a contrast agent (dye) into a milk duct. This study can be useful in detecting cancer or lesions.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medica...
MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical center, France. The technician is helping the patient to position correctly on the mammogram.





A woman is operated on, her nipple being incised by the surgeon. A surgical biopsy is being performed to determine exact natu...
A woman is operated on, her nipple being incised by the surgeon. A surgical biopsy is being performed to determine exact nature of solid tumor. Photo by Linda Bartlett.





RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Radiography office. Breast x_rays. The radiologist is searching signs of cancer thanks to a magnifyi...
RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Radiography office. Breast x_rays. The radiologist is searching signs of cancer thanks to a magnifying glass to dectect, for example, microcalcifications.





CURIETHERAPY. CURIETHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Brachytherapy at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Brachytherapy is one...
CURIETHERAPY. CURIETHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Brachytherapy at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Brachytherapy is one type of treatment for breast cancer. It uses radioactive iridium wires placed directly in the tumor or in the area from which the tumor was removed. This technique can also be used to deliver an additional dose to the scar, an area which is susceptible to relapse. All the catheters have been inserted, and stops are positioned to keep the catheters in place.





Detroit, Michigan - Nurses handle support chores as doctos perform reconstructive plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient ...
Detroit, Michigan - Nurses handle support chores as doctos perform reconstructive plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient at St John Hospital





Centre de lutte contre le cancer Paul Strauss Chirurgie oncologique Chirurgie du cancer du sein





MicroRNA miRNA precursor, molecular model. This miRNA micro ribonucleic acid precursor will be further processed into an even...
MicroRNA miRNA precursor, molecular model. This miRNA micro ribonucleic acid precursor will be further processed into an even shorter mature miRNA oligonucleotide that can regulate the expression of a target gene. The precursor shown here is the human miR_17 stem_loop hsa_mir_17, which is believed to play a role in several types of breast cancer.





Nurse showing a woman have had a mastectomy different external breast prostheses. Department of Gynecology, Limoges hospital,...
Nurse showing a woman have had a mastectomy different external breast prostheses. Department of Gynecology, Limoges hospital, France.





Photomicrograph of cancerous cells from ductal carcinoma of breast origin (brown) invading the breast tissue. Magnification i...
Photomicrograph of cancerous cells from ductal carcinoma of breast origin (brown) invading the breast tissue. Magnification is 313x.





RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in...
RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Breast cancer screening with digital mammography on the right and traditional mammography on the left. Doctor at right and radiologist on the left.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay from hospital. Manhès hospital center in the French department o...
MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay from hospital. Manhès hospital center in the French department of Essonne.





RADIOTHERAPY. RADIOTHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Radiotherapy unit at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Radiation therap...
RADIOTHERAPY. RADIOTHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Radiotherapy unit at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Radiation therapy for breast cancer with respiratory gating.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay at the hospital of Meaux 77, France.





Detroit, Michigan - A nurse makes notes as doctos perform reconstructive plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient at St Joh...
Detroit, Michigan - A nurse makes notes as doctos perform reconstructive plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient at St John Hospital





BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Anti-...
BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Anti-cancer center. Galactography showing tumors.





PETSCAN. PETSCAN Photo essay from hospital. Department of Nuclear Medicine of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French reg...
PETSCAN. PETSCAN Photo essay from hospital. Department of Nuclear Medicine of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Exploration with Positron Emission Tomography (PET). PET scan. Cancer diagnosis. Functional imagery technique to detect cancer and follow its evolution. In a PET scan, the patient receives an intravenous injection of radioactive isotopes, creating contrast tracers that are detected by the PET scanner. The radioactive tracer is often 18-Fluor





Nurse showing a woman have had a mastectomy different external breast prostheses and post-operative bra. Department of Gyneco...
Nurse showing a woman have had a mastectomy different external breast prostheses and post-operative bra. Department of Gynecology, Limoges hospital, France.





RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Radiography office _ Radiologist in front of breast x_rays cancer screening.





BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay for press only. On Tuesday 2nd of Octobre 2007 at the Ministry of Health, in Paris :...
BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay for press only. On Tuesday 2nd of Octobre 2007 at the Ministry of Health, in Paris : launch of Breast cancer month baptized Pink October, or the Pink month and inauguration of the photo exhibition I have a breast cancer. And after with the Prime Minister, women of the government and the women who posed for the photographies. Here, the Prime Minister Francois Fillon and the Minister of Health Roselyne Bachelot looking at the photographies of the exhibition





Sylvie, 50, had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. She is a member of the French association The Amazons, and says no...
Sylvie, 50, had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. She is a member of the French association The Amazons, and says not having breast reconstruction is a personal choice and should be respected.





Doctor examining the mammograph (breast X-ray) of a female patient for breast cancer screening.





Testosterone hormone. Molecular model of the structure of the male sex hormone testosterone, shown as coloured rods. Atoms ar...
Testosterone hormone. Molecular model of the structure of the male sex hormone testosterone, shown as coloured rods. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour_ coded: carbon blue, hydrogen gold, and oxygen redTestosterone is the main human androgen, the class of steroid hormones responsible for the development of the male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. It is mainly produced in the testes. Testosterone may be used in hormone replacement therapy to treat delayed puber





Oncology department. Patient with cancer receiving chemotherapy in day hospital. Here, the nurse is setting up a drip.





Breast cancer. Colored mammogram (breast X-ray) of a woman's breast showing cancerous tumor (blue).





BREAST, SONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from the University Hospital in Lille, France. Breast unltrasound scan, complementary examina...
BREAST, SONOGRAPHY. Photo essay from the University Hospital in Lille, France. Breast unltrasound scan, complementary examination to mammography in the prevention of breast cancer.





DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY. Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. This process brings a much larger image with a better re...
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY. Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. This process brings a much larger image with a better resolution than the regular mammography, and so the diagnostic is much more reliable. Here, the doctor is making his diagnostic.





Woman, young, upper bodies freely, breast, feeling, detail, Krebsvorsorge, Series, 20-30 years, bosoms, breasts, keys in, fee...
Woman, young, upper bodies freely, breast, feeling, detail, Krebsvorsorge, Series, 20-30 years, bosoms, breasts, keys in, feeling, senses, provision, check-up, introspection, bends forward breast cancer, truncated even examination control medicine exam





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay at Antony private Hospital, France. Digital mammography unit.





BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Breast cancer in mammography (here galactography or ductography). Adenocarcinoma of the left bre...
BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Breast cancer in mammography (here galactography or ductography). Adenocarcinoma of the left breast (above) appearing after a previous exam (below). Malignant, infiltrating tumor.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay at the hospital of Meaux 77, France.





RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Radiography office. Breast x_rays. The radiologist is searching signs of cancer thanks to a magnifyi...
RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Radiography office. Breast x_rays. The radiologist is searching signs of cancer thanks to a magnifying glass to dectect, for example, microcalcifications.





MRI. MRI Photo essay from hospital. Medical imagery Department of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-d...
MRI. MRI Photo essay from hospital. Medical imagery Department of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Cancer screening and diagnosis. Exploratory MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the breast. Functional imagery.





Paul Strauss cancer center is specialized in breast cancer surgery, pioneer in the sentinel node technique, first node of the...
Paul Strauss cancer center is specialized in breast cancer surgery, pioneer in the sentinel node technique, first node of the lymph trunk to be affected by metastasis. The sentinel node is located by lymphoscintigraphy, removed and immediatly sent to anapathology department for analysis. If the node containes cancerous cells, all the nodes of the lymph trunk will be removed. This technique is an alternative to heavy intrusive surgery. Here, the sentinel node is removed. Paul Strauss Cancer Cente





A woman with her hands on her head prepares to examine herself for signs of breast cancer. This was part of a series on how t...
A woman with her hands on her head prepares to examine herself for signs of breast cancer. This was part of a series on how to conduct a breast self exam.





At left, a digital mammography, at right, Senobright contrast-enhanced digital mammography. This new technology developed by ...
At left, a digital mammography, at right, Senobright contrast-enhanced digital mammography. This new technology developed by GE Healthcare provides contrasting image to highlight potential areas of angiogenesis. Armentieres hospital, France.





BREAST SURGERY. BREAST SURGERY Photo essay. Gustave-Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Excisions of lac...
BREAST SURGERY. BREAST SURGERY Photo essay. Gustave-Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Excisions of lactiferous ducts due to breast cancer.





MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS. MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS Photo essay at Antony private Hospital, France. Digital mammography unit.





CURIETHERAPY. CURIETHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Brachytherapy at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Brachytherapy is one...
CURIETHERAPY. CURIETHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Brachytherapy at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Brachytherapy is one type of treatment for breast cancer. It uses radioactive iridium wires placed directly in the tumor or in the area from which the tumor was removed. This technique can also be used to deliver an additional dose to the scar, an area which is susceptible to relapse. The threads which will transport the radioactive substance are inserted into the catheters.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Model and health professional.Photo essay at Rouen University Hospital. Mammogram. Patient and woman...
MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Model and health professional.Photo essay at Rouen University Hospital. Mammogram. Patient and woman technician.





LUNG, X_RAY EXAMINATION. Photo essay at the department of medical imagery of the Diaconesses hospital in Paris, France. X_ray...
LUNG, X_RAY EXAMINATION. Photo essay at the department of medical imagery of the Diaconesses hospital in Paris, France. X_ray check_up after a breast cancer.





Businessman, cigarette, laptop, seriously, Halbporträt Man, clothing, black, necktie, in plug-in cloth red, Look camera, arro...
Businessman, cigarette, laptop, seriously, Halbporträt Man, clothing, black, necktie, in plug-in cloth red, Look camera, arrogantly, arrogance, confident, carries self-confidently, Notebook, siegessicher, success-certainly, smokes, smokers, nicotine, l





Anastrozole, molecular model. Aromatase_inhibiting drug for treatment of breast cancer after surgery. Atoms are represented a...
Anastrozole, molecular model. Aromatase_inhibiting drug for treatment of breast cancer after surgery. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour_coded: carbon grey, hydrogen white and nitrogen blue.





BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French regio...
BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Doctor and patient.





Views of the White House lit up in pink to honor breast cancer awareness in Washington, D C , USA. Views of the White House l...
Views of the White House lit up in pink to honor breast cancer awareness in Washington, D C , USA. Views of the White House lit up in pink to honor breast cancer awareness in Washington, D C , USA MORE INFO The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America It has been the residence of every U S President since John Adams, the second President of the United States





BREAST, ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION. Photo essay from the University Hospital in Lille, France. Breast unltrasound scan, complemen...
BREAST, ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION. Photo essay from the University Hospital in Lille, France. Breast unltrasound scan, complementary examination to mammography in the search of cancerous tumors.





Paul Strauss cancer center is specialized in breast cancer surgery, pioneer in the sentinel node technique, first node of the...
Paul Strauss cancer center is specialized in breast cancer surgery, pioneer in the sentinel node technique, first node of the lymph trunk to be affected by metastasis. The sentinel node is located by lymphoscintigraphy, removed and immediatly sent to anapathology department for analysis. If the node containes cancerous cells, all the nodes of the lymph trunk will be removed. This technique is an alternative to heavy intrusive surgery. Here, the sentinel node is removed. Paul Strauss Cancer Cente





RADIOLOGIST. Photo essay from hospital. Doctor. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical ce...
RADIOLOGIST. Photo essay from hospital. Doctor. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical center, France. The doctor is recording the comments she is making about the breast x_rays.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION Photo essay from hospital. Radiology room.





MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Technician and patient having undergone an ablation ...
MAMMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION. Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Technician and patient having undergone an ablation of the right breast positionning before undergoing the mammography left breast.





Female doctor examining the mammograph (breast X-ray) of a female patient for breast cancer screening.





BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Anti-...
BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER Photo essay from hospital. Institut Gustave-Roussy, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Anti-cancer center. Mammography showing tumors.





Biloxi, Mississippi - Members of Moore Community House´s Women in Construction program and volunteers from the Kaiser Permane...
Biloxi, Mississippi - Members of Moore Community House´s Women in Construction program and volunteers from the Kaiser Permanente health care system build a home for a woman whose house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina Janelle Scrivner bottom and Jill Nunno of Kaiser Permanente make some measurements





Woman undergoing experimental breast cancer ultrasound therapy. A high frequency sonograph locates the small tumors, and deli...
Woman undergoing experimental breast cancer ultrasound therapy. A high frequency sonograph locates the small tumors, and delivers high-intensily focused ultrasound (HIFU 9000). The ultrasound beam delivers a localized temperature of 65 to 80°c which destroys the tumor by hyperthermia. Department of radiotherapy-cancerology of St Louis hospital, head of department : Pr Claude Maylin, Paris, France.





A technician prepares some frozen breast tissue in a culture dish. This is the estrogen receptor assay being performed at the...
A technician prepares some frozen breast tissue in a culture dish. This is the estrogen receptor assay being performed at the time of mastectomy. Results suggest whether removal of ovaries or use of antiestrogen drugs are likely to be effective therapy. Photo by Linda Bartlett.





Breast cancer. Colored mammogram (breast X-ray) of a woman's breast showing cancerous tumor (red, left).





Sylvie, 50, had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. She is a member of the French association The Amazons, and says no...
Sylvie, 50, had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. She is a member of the French association The Amazons, and says not having breast reconstruction is a personal choice and should be respected.





DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL. DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy...
DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL. DOCTOR IN HOSPITAL Photo essay from hospital. Digital mammography. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Doctor.





Woman undergoing experimental breast cancer ultrasound therapy. A high frequency sonograph locates the small tumors, and deli...
Woman undergoing experimental breast cancer ultrasound therapy. A high frequency sonograph locates the small tumors, and delivers high-intensily focused ultrasound (HIFU 9000). The ultrasound beam delivers a localized temperature of 65 to 80°c which destroys the tumor by hyperthermia. Department of radiotherapy-cancerology of St Louis hospital, head of department : Pr Claude Maylin, Paris, France.





RADIOLOGIST. Photo essay from hospital. Doctor. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical ce...
RADIOLOGIST. Photo essay from hospital. Doctor. Medical examination for the prevention of breast cancer at Aubagne medical center, France. The doctor is recording the comments she is making about the breast x_rays.





Mammography. Breast cancer screening : a radiologist examines mammograms on a lightbox with a magnifier.





RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Photo essay from hospital. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of...
RADIOLOGIST. RADIOLOGIST Photo essay from hospital. Mammography unit of the Gustave Roussy Institute, in the French region of Ile-de-France. Breast cancer screening with traditional mammography. Doctor and X-ray technician.





Report room, medical imaging for diagnosis, mammogram. Hospital Universitario Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran ...
Report room, medical imaging for diagnosis, mammogram. Hospital Universitario Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Canary Islands, Spain





Tamoxifen, molecular model. Estrogen receptor antagonist used for treating breast cancer. Atoms are represented as spheres an...
Tamoxifen, molecular model. Estrogen receptor antagonist used for treating breast cancer. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour_coded: carbon grey, hydrogen white, nitrogen blue and oxygen red.





BREAST SELF EXAMINATION, ILLUS. BREAST SELF EXAMINATION, ILLUS. Women can screen for breast cancer by examining their own bre...
BREAST SELF EXAMINATION, ILLUS. BREAST SELF EXAMINATION, ILLUS. Women can screen for breast cancer by examining their own breasts searching for a growth or lesion. The first step is to assess the global aspect of the breasts which should be symmetrical. The next step is to search for an enlarged node in the armpits. The supine position is necessary to correctly palpate each breast with small rotating movements of the fingers searching for a nodule. Finally, each nipple should be pressed to se





A woman who has had surgical treatment for breast cancer and later breast reconstruction shows her reconstructed breast post ...
A woman who has had surgical treatment for breast cancer and later breast reconstruction shows her reconstructed breast post mastectomy. Cicatrix is prominent and extends from nipple area to under arm. There is an unobstructed view of scar. Nipple is missing. Photo by Linda Bartlett.





Centre de lutte contre le cancer Paul Strauss Chirurgie oncologique Chirurgie du cancer du sein





Mammography, medical imaging for diagnosis, Hospital Policlinica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Donostia, Euskadi, Spain





Detroit, Michigan - Doctos perform reconstructive plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient at St John Hospital





RADIOTHERAPY. RADIOTHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Radiotherapy unit at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Radiation therap...
RADIOTHERAPY. RADIOTHERAPY Photo essay from hospital. Radiotherapy unit at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. Radiation therapy for breast cancer with respiratory gating.

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