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Below the xkcd logo in the header at the top of the comic page there is the following text: "Some context for the cancer comics:" and below that a link to a [[blag]] posting regarding [http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/06/30/family-illness/ family-illness] that talked about the real world events leading up to this comic. | Below the xkcd logo in the header at the top of the comic page there is the following text: "Some context for the cancer comics:" and below that a link to a [[blag]] posting regarding [http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/06/30/family-illness/ family-illness] that talked about the real world events leading up to this comic. | ||
− | The title text refers to a {{w|mastectomy}}, the surgical removal of one or both breasts. One possible treatment for breast cancer is to surgically remove the breast. After this procedure a false or prosthetic breast is often added to retain the prior physical appearance. The title text suggests this prosthesis | + | The title text refers to a {{w|mastectomy}}, the surgical removal of one or both breasts. One possible treatment for breast cancer is to surgically remove the breast. After this procedure a false or prosthetic breast is often added to retain the prior physical appearance. The title text also suggests some things that could be concealed in this prosthesis. In the case a charging station with a USB port where the nipple would normally be, and lights to show how much charge the battery inside arranged around the {{w|areola}}, the darker circle of skin around the nipple. |
This is one of the few comics where a character wears regular clothes, but doctor Ponytail has been seen before in [[883: Pain Rating]] and later in [[1713: 50 ccs]]. Megan is in both, and Cueball also in the latter. | This is one of the few comics where a character wears regular clothes, but doctor Ponytail has been seen before in [[883: Pain Rating]] and later in [[1713: 50 ccs]]. Megan is in both, and Cueball also in the latter. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Ponytail in a doctor's coat is carrying a clipboard with lines indicating text, consulting it while Megan is sitting on a high medical table with a full body gown on. At the top there is a frame crossing over the top | + | :[Ponytail in a doctor's coat is carrying a clipboard with lines indicating text, consulting it while Megan is sitting on a high medical table with a full body gown on. At the top there is a frame crossing over the top frame with a caption:] |
− | + | :Breast Cancer Surgery Follow-Up... | |
:Ponytail: You're looking great! Remove your top so I can check how the incision is healing. | :Ponytail: You're looking great! Remove your top so I can check how the incision is healing. | ||
:Megan: Nuh-uh. | :Megan: Nuh-uh. | ||
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:[In a frame-less panel showing only Ponytail, she searches for something in both her pockets, three sets of two small lines indicate how she moves her hands around inside them.] | :[In a frame-less panel showing only Ponytail, she searches for something in both her pockets, three sets of two small lines indicate how she moves her hands around inside them.] | ||
− | :Ponytail | + | :Ponytail: This is so ridiculous. |
:[Ponytail holds a purple bead necklace up in an outstretched arm. Megan begins to disrobe, opening the dress at her neck pulling with both arms as shown with three sets of two small lines.] | :[Ponytail holds a purple bead necklace up in an outstretched arm. Megan begins to disrobe, opening the dress at her neck pulling with both arms as shown with three sets of two small lines.] |