Woman suffering from cancer of the left breast

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Title

Woman suffering from cancer of the left breast

Description

Before and after. Before shows swollen left breast after is a Watercolour drawing of a woman suffering from untreated cancer of the left breast. The breast has necrosed and ulcerated leaving the patient's muscles and rib cage exposed.

Creator

Westmacott, John Guise

Source

Wellcome Collection
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jds3bdb2

Relation

St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives and Museum
https://wellcomecollection.org/concepts/kvzggfhw

Citation

Westmacott, John Guise, “Woman suffering from cancer of the left breast,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/103.