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Seishu Hanaoka
(1760 - 1835)

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Seishu Hanaoka performed surgery under "Tsusensan" anaesthesia for breast cancer, neck and facial tumours, cleft palate, and a variety of other procedures. Surviving records indicate that his patients ranged in age from 15 to 68 years with a mean of 44 years.
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