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Women prepare white thread bracelets (representing good luck) at a celebration held at the home of a woman suffering from cancer in Ban Huay Phouk, Laos. According to her son, modern western medicine had failed to cure her so it was time to try a more traditional treatment.

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Women prepare white thread bracelets (representing good luck) at a celebration held at the home of a woman suffering from cancer in Ban Huay Phouk, Laos. According to her son, modern western medicine had failed to cure her so it was time to try a more traditional treatment.