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Good Morning #Canada On this day in 1700, the 1st mastectomy is performed in North America at Hôtel-Dieu de Québec by royal doctor Michel Sarrazin. His patient, nun Sister Marie Barbier de l’Assomption, had been diagnosed with breast cancer but because of the successful surgery died 40 years later at the age of 77. Sarrazin was a pioneer in surgery and a scientist who developed medicine from native plants. Here's his story. #CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michel-sarrazin