2016年3月22日星期二

Photodynamic Therapy Shows Magic in Treating Esophageal Cancer Patient

In February 23, 2016, Mr. Wu who is from Inner Mongolia came to Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital for re-examination in company of his son. Learning that the result of re-examination was normal, he hold the hands of his attending doctor Xing Yanli with eyes filling with tears and said, “Doctor Xing, thank you very much. And I also want to thank Doctor Li Hongmei. Thank Fuda Cancer Hospital. There are not only excellent medical skills but also satisfactory service. ”

Mr.Wu(Right)and Doctor Xing’s photo

Mr.Wu is 64 years old, who had been manager of a factory for more than 20 years. He wanted to enjoy the pleasures after retirement. Unexpectedly, he was diagnosed as esophageal cancer with lymph metastasis last year. Mr. Wu’s son was eager to save him and hoped him recover soon. They took Mr. Wu to Beijing for seeking treatment, but the answers all were “surgical removal”. Mr. Wu was afraid of the risk of surgery and hoped to find a mini-invasive treatment plan. His two sons were searching around effective treatments. And they learned that Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital had special cancer treatment mode which met the aspiration of Mr. Wu. Therefore, they decided to have a try at Guangzhou. 

On August 21, 2015, Mr. Wu came to Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in company of his son. Chief president Xu Kecheng visited him, which made him surprised. Mr. Wu said, “President Xu was so approachable. He joked with me that he was 75 years old which was 11 years older than me, and he also was a cancer patient. I should be confident because they can help. After hearing these words, I felt a load off my mind.”

Learning that Mr.Wu hoped to be treated with mini-invasive treatment, President Xu held a consultation with experts right away. And they decided to adopt photodynamic therapy in treating Mr. Wu.

In fact, there are not a few patients like Mr. Wu who afraid of surgery in clinic. Besides traditional surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital has “3C+P” personalized therapy which including photodynamic therapy. Cancer photodynamic therapy kills cancer cells efficiently by photosensitizer and laser. And it’s mini-invasive treatment.

At the end of August and October, 2015, Mr. Wu accepted esophageal cancer photodynamic therapy twice. On 7 September, he accepted iodine 125 implantation in cardiac lymph nodes. And the surgery was successful. After surgery, Mr. Wu recovered well. Attending Doctor Xing Yanli said, “After having treatments several times, Mr. Wu was better and he just needed to do regular visits.” 

On February 23 of this year, Mr. Wu came back FUDA for re-examination. And all condition was normal. His son said sincerely, “Thank Fuda Cancer Hospital. And I hope Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital can set a branch at Inner Mangolia for the benefit of local patients.” On February 25, Mr. Wu and his son set foot on the way home.

Mr. Wu (R) and his son gave Fuda Cancer Hospital a thumbs-up.

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