[Obituary of Mrs Stoner]
Anon
Genre: | Obituary |
Subjects: | Disease, Medical Treatment, Gender |
Relates that '[t]he disorder that terminated her life was a cancer in the breast, which had long been festering before she mentioned it to any Medical Gentleman. When she at length stated her case to an eminent Surgeon, he expressed a fear it was too far gone to be checked; and so it proved' (140). | |
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