A child life specialist at CHOC Children's Hospital, in Orange, CA, uses a superhero comic to show a young girl cancer patient how chemotherapy. Child life specialists support patients and families in the hospital environment. Note bald head and chemo duck that demonstrates the placement of an intravenous hose "port" for chemotherapy medications.

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Size: 2912px × 4368px
Location: Orange, CA
Photo credit: © Spencer Grant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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