A sword slaying the hydra; representing the fight against cancer. Colour lithograph after G. Georget, 1960.

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<p>The many-headed hydra of Lerna here represents the ability of cancer cells to proliferate when some of them are extirpated</p>

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A sword slaying the hydra; representing the fight against cancer. Colour lithograph after G. Georget, 1960.

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