Dorothea Lynch Waits For Chemotherapy
Close-up of thirty-four-year-old Dorothea Lynch as she waits for chemotherapy treatment at the Boston Hospital for Women, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979. Diagnosed with breast cancer the preceding December, she'd previously undergone other radiation treatments as well as a modified radical mastectomy. The photo was part of a series entitled 'Exploding Into Life: A Struggle With Breast Cancer.' (Photo by Eugene Richards/Getty Images)
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January 01, 1979
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