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Christophe Agou 'Untitled' by Christophe Agou, from the series 'Facing Silence' 2002-2010 in Arles.

What's on Around Europe 2011

Christophe Agou 'The chickens coming home to roost' is usually a bad omen.

Photo-Op: Playing Chicken 2011

But French photographer Christophe Agou, a New York resident since 1992, found something more complex on his 2002 return to the Forez, the hilly region in south-central France where he was raised.

Photo-Op: Playing Chicken 2011

Berlin: Reuben Mas, 1932 – 1933; Iancu-Agou, Danièle.

Entrepreneurs. 2009

Christophe Agou for The Wall Street Journal When Mildred Wong was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, two tough questions she faced were what treatment to pursue and who -- if anyone -- to tell.

Secret Treatment 2008

Christophe Agou for The Wall Street Journal The Maimonides Cancer Center, which opened about four years ago, sits on the edge of Brooklyn's booming Chinatown.

Secret Treatment 2008

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Agou 986 m

Togo 2008

Christophe Agou for The Wall Street Journal The diverse ethnic and immigrant groups don't have much in common, except, perhaps, strong cultural taboos against cancer; many won't even say the word.

Secret Treatment 2008

Togolowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Agou 986 m

Elevation extremes 2008

At left, wigs available for patients in Resource room Christophe Agou for The Wall Street Journal At Maimonides, only the small print on a discreet bronze dedication plaque off to the side in the lobby suggests the building's true mission of cancer treatment.

Secret Treatment 2008