Ms. Lin from Guangxi Province with Pancreatic Cancer

On August 31, 2016, the last day of summer holiday, middle school teacher Ms. Lin was so happy. She took off hospital gown and put on white shirt and red pants with bright smile. She was cheerful for her recovery, and she believed she could go back school soon. Before discharge, she was willing to take photo with chief surgery president Niu Lizhi and doctor in charge Long Xinan for saving her life.

Ms. Lin with her son, chief surgeon president Niu Lizhi (right 1) and doctor in charger Ling Xinan (left 1)

It’s no exaggeration to describe Mr. Lin’s different conditions from admission to discharge using words “quite a different person”. 

At the noon of August 11, busy nurse station became quiet at Fuda Cancer Hospital. Nurses were just like spinning tops starting to stop, the sound of footsteps broke the peace. Helped by two men, a lady was coming in with painful expression. She pressed upper abdomen and hunched over while dragging slowly… The nurse rushed up to meet her.

Middle-aged man said urgently: “Nurse, my wife has pancreatic cancer. These are CT scans and medical reports. Please help us complete admitting procedure and arrange a ward bed.”

“Ok, we will arrange for you immediately…” Nurse said and helped to hold the lady to the ward.

The lady was Ms. Lin, a middle school teacher from Guangxi. The two men were her husband and son.

Soon, ward director Qian Wei, attending doctors Shi Juanjuan and Long Xinan etc. carried out regular examination and inquired history.

Ms. Lin lying on the bed, said painfully, “On April this year, paroxysmal pain occurred in my left upper abdomen, then in left back. Once I stretch the spine or walk, the pain became worse. Squatting or hunching over will relieve it. The pain makes me eat and sleep barely. ”

Ms. Lin went to a doctor soon. She made gastroscope at local hospital and found her with chronic non-atrophic gastritis. The doctor prescribed some gastric drugs for her.

“After taking medicine for some time, the pain didn’t reduce, even became more serious. I went to large hospital in local for physical examination. When I saw the words “terminal pancreatic cancer” on the sheet of enhanced CT report, my mind was blank. That’s terrible!” Ms. Lin recalled.

In the past decade, two teachers and a family member of her school were died from pancreatic cancer. She remembered exactly that their survival time were from three months to half year.

“This devastating diagnose was a hard hit that we didn’t prepare. At that time, she was so sad. And the pain was so bad that she could hardly eat food, which made her losing a lot of weight. I was very anxious. Since that we couldn’t escape, just treat it actively.” Ms. Lin’s husband said and had a deep breath.

In mid-June, accompanied with husband, Ms. Lin admitted to local cancer hospital. They decided to give up surgery and tried to take Traditional Chinese Medicine, because surgery was hard to perform and the surgery plan was not ideal. However, Ms. Lin’s condition didn’t improve after a month. “Though I took painkillers and sleeping pills every night, the pain still tortured me and made me couldn’t sleep, which made me restless…” Seeing Ms. Lin’s signs of distress, husband was very worried.

On July, Ms. Lin learned about a new technique named “Nanoknife” in Internet by her classmate. It could treat pancreatic cancer that wrapped about vascular and nerves. And she asked several doctor friends, they all said that Nanoknife therapy for pancreatic cancer was a good choice. Therefore, they went to Guangzhou immediately and hope to have treatment at larger cancer hospital.

However, ward beds of large hospital were not enough. After waiting many days, Ms. Lin admitted to hospital finally, but doctor told her that they couldn’t arrange surgery right away and advised to have chemotherapy. For chemo was more harmful to body, Ms. Lin didn’t accept the treatment plan. Hearing that Fuda Cancer Hospital has abundant experience on Nanoknife therapy for cancer, they transferred to FUDA at once.  

Through series of physical examination, Ms. Lin’s head of pancreas was occupied cyst-solid tumor. Pancreatic cancer should be considered. There were peripancreatic and retroperitoneal multiple large lymph nodes. Part of lesion adhered to the pancreatic tumor. Lower back occurred pain, which meant that celiac plexus was compressed and invaded by the tumor…

President Niu Lizhi and medical team had a discussion on Ms. Lin’s condition and decided to conduct pancreas tumor needle biopsy, irreversible electroporation (Nanoknife therapy) and retroperitoneal block.

The operation was scheduled in the morning of August 17. Ms. Lin went to operation room with her husband and son. Her husband patted her hands, said: “Don’t worry. Have a sleep and you will be fine.”

On that morning, President Niu Lizhi and medical team’s Nanoknife ablation surgery for Ms. Lin was successful. Several days later, she had puncture and drainage by Doctor Zhang Yishi.

After having two operations, Ms. Lin didn’t have pain in abdomen and back. She finally could have a good sleep. Her appetite recovered and condition was improved. During hospitalization, Ms. Lin’s husband accompanied her all the time. After Ms. Lin’s appetite becoming better, he often cooked soups and rice paste for her. “She is malnourished. I can only cook soups and rice paste for her. I cook in different ways every day. Today is adding red dates, and tomorrow will add vegetable, shredded meat and black fungus. Once people say it’s good for health, I will cook. Just like her sentence, I am born to serve her…” Hearing husband’s word, Ms. Lin was so happy.

Abdomen and back were not painful. Ms. Lin often asked husband and son to take her out. Going out made her joyful. She straightened her back and couldn’t help slapping thighs while singing a song lightly.

Ms. Lin was no longer gaunt. She was energetic with bright eyes and smile on her face. She could chat with people who visited her happily and easily.

In the morning of August 31, Ms. Lin expressed her great gratitude to medical staff that helped her before discharging from hospital and said excitedly: “I thought my life was going to the end and I couldn’t survive for a long time. Fortunately, I met you who bring me to life! ”

Mr. Wu from Inner Mongolia with esophageal cancer

On February 2, 2016, Mr. Wu from Inner Mangolia went to Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital for re-examination with the company of his son. When learning that thre result of re-examination showed each indicator was normal, he held attending doctor Xing Yanli’s hands tightly with eyes full of tears and said: “Ms. Xing, thank you very much. Thank also goes to Doctor Li Hongmei and Guda Cancer Hospital. There are not only excellent medical skills, but also high-quality service.”

Mr. Wu (right) and Doctor Xing

64-year-old Mr. Wu had been manager of a factory for 20 years and wanted to enjoy retirement. However, he was diagnosed as esophageal cancer with lymph metastasis. His son was eager to save him and took him to Beijing for medical care, but doctors’ answers were “resection”. Mr. Wu was afraid of the risk of resection and hoped to find a treatment plan with less wound. Two sons inquired here and there. Learning that the characteristic cancer treatment mode of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital suited father’s wish of treating in Internet, they decided to have a try at Guangzhou.

 

On August 21, 2015, Mr. Wu went to Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital with his son. What surprised him was that chief president Xu Kecheng visited him. Mr. Wu recalled: “President Xu was very humble and joked that I was just 64, and he was 75, 11 years older than me. He was a cancer patient too. I should be confident because they would help me. After hearing president’s words, I was relieved suddenly.”

Learning that Mr. Wu hoped to have treatment with less wound, chief president Xu Kecheng organized a consultation with experts at once. At final, they decided to treat Mr. Wu with photodynamic therapy.

 

In fact, there are many patients afraid of surgery like Mr. Wu. Besides conventional surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital has personalized treatment techniques of “CCC+P” treatment mode, including cancer photodynamic therapy, a mini-invasive treatment which eliminating cancerous cells by photosensitizer and laser.  

 

In late August and October of 2015, Mr. Wu had twice esophageal cancer photodynamic treatment successively. On September 7, he had iodine 125 seeds implantation of cardial lymph nodes. The surgery was successful. After surgery, Mr. Wu had a good recovery. Attending Doctor Xing Yanli said, “After these treatments, Mr. Wu’s condition became better. He just need to have regular re-examination.”

 

On February 23 this year, Mr. Wu went back to Fuda for re-examination and all was right. His son said sincerely: “Thank Fuda Cancer Hospital. I hope you can establish a branch at Inner Mongalia for benefiting cancer patients there.” On February 25, Mr Wu and son headed for home happily.

Mr. Wu (right) and his son give their thumb-ups to Fuda Cancer Hospital

Almasy from Hungary with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Nowadays, many cancer patients go abroad for medical care and advanced medicine for cancer. However, like an international hospital, Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital accepted cancer patients from different countries. Almasy from Hungary is one of them.

                Almasy took gift and gave thumb-up to nurse

Flying to Guangzhou three times for medical care during three months

Hungary, a landlocked country of central Europe, located in Danube Floodplains, is more than 7 thousand kilometer away from China, which takes nearly 10-hour flight.

Almasy is 45-year old engineer with a happy family. Two years ago, he had paroxysmal pain in right abdomen once or twice a week. Then, he developed in pain right should and back too. In early 2015, he had a physical examination at hospital of Hungary and was diagnosed as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

The result of diagnose like a bolt out of blue made Almasy shocked and so sad.

A month later, he had chemotherapy twice at local hospital, but he showed symptoms of nausea, vomiting and blood poisoning. Doctors thought that the side effects of chemo were big and suggested no more chemotherapy.

On March 2016, Almasy had pain in right abdomen again. The result of re-examination showed the hepatic tumor was bigger. He was depressed, but he had to find proper treatment plan at once.

 Soon, he learned that Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in China had many characteristic therapies from local doctor Alina. After having a comparison with other hospitals, on early April, he flew to Guangzhou at first time and accepted treatment at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital.

According to Director Qian Wei of the third ward’s words, Almasy received much attention from hospital. A medical team headed by President Niu Lizhi made a comprehensive treatment plan based on his condition. After having cryosurgery and iodine seed implantation and so on, Almasy’s condition was under control.

FUDA’s humanistic care touched him

Almasy can’t speak English, so Fuda Cancer Hospital found a translator from volunteers to help and take care of him. “There are lots of doctors who had studied abroad with fluent English. I can’t speak English, which causes a big obstacle in communication. They specially find a translator for me. The guy speaks Hungarian so well.” Almasy appreciated this very much.

With careful treatment and nursing at Fuda Cancer Hospital, his physical and mental condition was much better. During his treatment, a Hungarian television went to Guangzhou especially to ask him how he felt about the treatment at FUDA.

Almasy told author, in recent years, cancer incidence were higher and higher, but the survivor rate and recovery rate were lower than average level of Union Europe. Related departments of Hungary invested a large number of money to cancer prevention and treatment. And cancer fund was specially established for raising money for local cancer patients.

“After cryosurgery, I feel better and my appetite returns. I believe I can go home soon…” It’s from a video recorded by Almasy on 26th July, which aimed at sharing his treatment experience at Fuda Cancer Hospital with his friends and Hungarian cancer patients. Vice president Mu Feng was invited to be guest in the video.

In order to express his gratitude to medical staff, Almasy gave chocolates to doctors and nurses. But according to rules of Fuda Cancer Hospital medical staff can’t accept patients’ money and gift. The chocolates were re-gifted to other patients. Later on, nurses gave a set of delicate tableware with Chinese characteristic to Almasy. He said happily, “it’s so delicate. I am reluctant to use it.” 

The strong humanistic atmosphere at Fuda Cancer Hospital moved Almasy so much.

Mr. Deng Fibrosarcoma from Jiangmen City

he 44 year-old Mr. Deng from Jiangmen City has a hard lump on his right frontal for a collision in his youth. For more than 20 years, the lump has become bigger and bigger from the size of a pimple. Though having surgery twice, the lump developed as an anchor-sized giant tumor eventually. Mr. Deng yesterday morning accepted surgery at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, and the resected tumor weighed 3.08 kilogram.

1 Patient from tense state to steady state

In the morning of August 3, Mr. Deng got up and washed up early. What awaited him was a surgery that would change his fate. 

Half past eight, Mr. Deng’s door was open. He smiled lightly at media reporters waited for a long time outside in a wheelchair. Pushed by nurse, he was into operation room in front of reporters.

After entering operation room, Mr. Deng was nervous apparently. His eyes couldn’t stop blinking, and the detector showed his heartbeat was fast. Prof. Zeng Zongyuan smiled and said, “Relax, everything will be fine after a sleep.” Mr. Deng was into steady state gradually under anesthesia.

 

Half past nine, the surgery started formally. Headed by Prof. Zeng Zongyuan, honorary president of Fuda Cancer Hospital, leading expert of Head & Neck Cancer Center, a team consisted of attending physician Xu Jiongyuan, resident Liu Shupeng and anesthetist Fang Gang started to remove the fibrosarcoma on Mr. Deng’s head.

2 Reveal difficult points of the surgery

For Mr. Deng’s tumor was giant and spread into muscles, it’s difficult to operate. Problems included postoperative large wound, recurrence prevention and massive bleeding. Before surgery, the tumor of patient’s head suddenly bled. Prof. Zeng immediately stopped bleeding and kept the wound clean for him. In order to prevent rebleeding, doctors kept patient lying on his side.

 

Zeng Zongyuan explained, “The greatest difficulty of this surgery is that the tumor was on head. There are more than 10 great vessels around the tumor, which is easy to cause massive bleeding. Therefore, doctors must be very discreet and try to reduce bleeding during the surgery.”

 

At 9:35 am, doctors started remove the tumor. At first, medical staff in the operation room disinfected patient’s right frontal. Then, Prof. Zeng Zongyuan conducted continuous suture of sculpt skin on the margin to the tumor about one centimeter, which aimed to make a circum to stop most vascular in the sculp. Then doctor cut sculpt skin to the edge of tumor about 0.5cm, and used hemoclip and high frequency electrocoagulator to stop bleeding once confronted with bleeding.

 

Medical staff on and off the operating plat cooperated very well. Anesthetist watched the screen and observed patient’s vital signs. Blood and liquid were supplemented in time for keeping patient’s condition stable. The surgery was performed in good order.

 

At 10:40 am, Prof. Zeng succeeded in removing the biggest tumor of patient’s head. Nurse used stainless steel basin to catch at once.

So far, Prof. Zeng has never slackened his effort. He continued to remove the rest cancerous tissues adhered in patient’s frontal and skin. During resection, he used hemoclip to stop bleeding when confronted with more bleeding. It could be said that Prof. Zeng was resecting the tumor as stoping bleeding during the surgery.

 

After whole layer suturing the rest of scalp skin and subcutaneous tissues, there was still a 6*6 centimeter wide scalp skin tissues lost. Therefore, Prof. Zeng decided to take a skin from patient’s right chest for suture right away.

 

At 1 pm, skin grafting was finished successfully. And doctors conducted pressure dressing.

 

Five-hour operation was plain sailing. The surgical team headed by Prof. Zeng Zongyuan succeeded in removing the complete tumor, and the amount of bleeding during surgery was just 200ml.

 

After surgery, Prof. Zeng Zongyuan took steel basin and trotted over to the door of operation room at once. He told anxious patient’s family, “The surgery is very successful. Mr. Deng’s tumor has been removed. You can relax.” Hanging hearts of Mr. Deng’s family could finally smooth down, they repeated “thank you” to Prof. Zeng excited.

 

Ladana Lung Cancer with Bone Metastasis Thailand

On June 19, the day before Ladana was discharged from hospital, medical workers dressed her up and took her to dinner for celebrating the success of her operation. Ladana was happy like a child. Her hair was carefully combed. And she was on a blue dress with a stylish silk scarf. At 62, she was full of vitality, and didn’t seem like a cancer patient. 

Ladana from Thailand, a last stage lung cancer patient with bone metastasis

In January 2013, Ladana developed symptom of cough and the symptom alleviated after seeing a doctor at local hospital. She didn’t think she would be associated with cancer for there was no history of cancer in her family.

After three months, she had re-examination and found a lump in left lung by CT, which means lung cancer should be considered. “Local doctors suggested surgery to resect the five centimeter large tumor. Then, control the metastases of right lung and lymph nodes by chemotherapy. But doctor wasn’t sure whether I could live for six months after having these treatments. ” Ladana said.

When she felt so rough, she watched a video about latest treatments technology for cancer at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital at at YouTube by accident. She searched related information and made comparison with treatment technology in US. After consideration, she made her mind to have treatment at Fuda Cancer Hospital, because her life might be save here. 

She sent the results of CT scan and biopsy and other information to the E-mail of Fuda Cancer Hospital to ask treatments. Doctor replied her soon and suggested cryosurgery.

Cryosurgery is a latest technique for treatment of cancer which has been approved by the United States’  Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 and China’  SDA in 1999. It’s one of characteristic mini-invasive treatments in “CCC+P” cancer treatment mode that created originally by Fuda Cancer Hospital. Cryosurgery is an important ablation technique for tumors. It destroys tumors by cycles of freezing and thawing. Cryosurgery's destructive effects on tumors are due to two major mechanisms, one immediate, the other delayed. The immediate mechanism is the damaging effect of freezing and thawing the cells. The delayed mechanism is the progressive failure of microcirculation; ultimately, vascular stasis becomes operative as an important cause of tumor tissue destruction.

On September 13, Ladana was processing admission at Fuda Cancer Hospital. On September 18, she accepted cryosurgery for left lung and biopsy. And the surgery was successful. Three day later, she could leave hospital and return to her country.

Then, doctor sent e-mail to tell her, the result of gene test showed that she was suited to have targeted therapy and targeted drug could control metastatsis. Doctor told the drug’s name to Ladana. She insisted to take it for three years. During treatment, she paid great attention to diet and kept taking regular exercise. However, she neglected re-examination. Throughout the three year, she never went to hospital for re-examination.

The author asked her, “Why didn’t you go to hospital for re-examination?” Ladana said regretfully, “I thought that targeted drug, healthy diet and regular exercise were enough. It’s not unnecessary to have re-examination because I didn’t feel unwell. Until one day, I got chest congestion and easy fatigue. Therefore, I decided to come back Fuda Cancer Hospital for re-examination. Then the result showed that a tumor which was three centimeter larger than before was in her body.”

The result made Ladana worried and scary. Her mood just likes a shredded paper scattered on the ground, but she couldn’t pick up. She decided to have cryosurgery once again.

Ladana (left 4) and medical workers

Before surgery, doctor explained the risks of it. Because the tumor was close to the helium of the lung and trachea, cryosurgery possibly could cause bleeding, hemoptysis, temporary tracheal obstruction and pulmonary atelectasis. Hearing these complications that may occur, Ladana was worried for several hours, but she still believed Dr. Niu Lizhi’s medical skills. 

In the noon of June 14, she accepted her second cryosurgery. “Before operation, anesthetist gave me a lot of encouragement and let me trust doctor. After operation, doctor sent me to ICU one day for observing condition. During my illness, there were doctors and nurses taking care of me in turn all the time. ” She said.

Three days after operation, Ladana’s indicators of physical examination were normal without complication. Doctor told her she could be discharged from hospital after having a rest for two days.

After being treated at Fuda Cancer Hospital twice, she found that the hospital has not only excellent medical skills but also humanistic care. She said gratefully, “what impressed me most is medical workers’ meticulous care and attention. At the same time, I must express my gratitude to translator and support staff for their high quality service. ”

                                             Ladana and medical workers

Before leaving, Ladana wrote her experience and expression of gratitude to medical workers of Fuda Cancer Hospital on the notebook.

A center for treating tumors & prolonging lives

Cancer is probably the most dreaded disease anyone can have. When I received my invitation to the blessing of the new wing of The Fuda Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou, China, I didn’t think twice about going and seeing for myself what the hospital has to offer particularly for cancer patients. Together with media friends, I boarded a direct flight from Manila to Guangzhou which took two hours and 25 minutes. We arrived in Guangzhou, China late in the evening. The following day, we were welcomed by Manila-based Fuda volunteer Edward Puno and his gracious wife Cindy who took us for a tour around the new wing of the Fuda Cancer Hospital. Upon entering the hospital premises, we were all so impressed with the hospital facilities. We were informed that the Fuda Cancer Hospital had dedicated a whole floor to their Filipino patients. Each room is complete with all the amenities, including a flat screen TV which has an ABS-CBN channel. “This it to make every Filipino patient at Fuda Hospital and their respective families feel at home,” explains Puno. 

I was expecting a gloomy hospital atmosphere but was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a cheerful ambiance which was provided mainly by the elegant interiors and the ever-smiling staff, which is a big plus especially for patients who have nothing to smile about. There was no language barrier problem since the hospital made sure there were coordinators from different countries to specifically attend to the needs of their foreign patients and their families.

Because of the hospital’s high standards, we immediately inquired about the costs of treatments and hospital stay. We were told that regardless of what room patients and their families choose (there are VIP rooms which have a living room, kitchen, and extra bedroom; suite rooms; standard rooms; and rooms for four patients), the total hospital cost remains the same. Once the patient arrives, a proposed treatment plan is given to the patient or a family member. Expect no surprise or additional charges as Fuda doctors do not charge professional fees, which makes the treatment very reasonable and worth every cent.

A money changer, restaurant and coffee shop are conveniently located inside the hospital premises.              

At the helm of this state-of-the-art hospital is chief executive/president Dr. Kecheng Xu, a world-renowned specialist in oncology, gastroenterology, and hepatology. After graduation from Nanton Medical College in 1963, he had his post graduate studies at Fudan University. He was a visiting professor on hepatology and oncology at Chiba University, Japan and took further studies at the Reiter State University, Tulane University, and Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He is the incoming vice president of the International Society of Cryosurgery.

Boasting a very competent team of doctors, Fuda Cancer Hospital has for the last 10 years successfully treated thousands of domestic and international patients. It is the first hospital in China to successfully perform cryosurgery with over 8,000 cases, more than what any other hospital in the world has done. 

Dr. Franco Lugnani, president of the International Society of Cryosurgery based in Italy, has singled out Fuda Cancer Hospital to be the cryotherapy center in the Asia Pacific region for the hospital’s excellent work.

 “Cryosurgery can be done for any part of the body, from head to toe,” says Dr. Lizhi Niu, deputy chief executive of Fuda Cancer Hospital.

Performed mostly under local anesthesia, cryosurgery can be used to treat tumors that could not be removed for early or end-stage cancer. A cryosurgical (CSA) probe is inserted into the tumor and a refrigerant is passed through the probe; the temperature is raised to thaw the frozen tumor. This process is repeated two or three times to complete ablation and thawing of the whole tumor. CSA can be carried out with the help of surgery, endoscope, ultrasound or CT- guided. Percutaneous cryosurgical ablation is a minimally invasive technique with little side effects. It will not cause pain, instead it can stop pain rapidly. CSA is suitable for cancer patients with unresectable tumors or patients that cannot tolerate surgery.

“For those who are beyond surgery or other treatments, cryosurgery aims to extend survival,” he adds.

Dr. Xu explains, “After they have been treated in our hospital, more than 70 percent of these patients experience significant improvement and their survival time has been prolonged, not by months but rather by years. Many patients, including those with liver cancer and lung cancer, have lived for more than five years, with the longest survival time of nine years. Some pancreatic cancer (the “king of cancer”) patients even lived for an additional 55 months.” 

Once a cancer patient comes in, an honest assessment is given as to whether or not the patient can be treated and what he/she can expect. Dr. Mu Feng, president of North District Fuda Hospital, also adds that a routine checkup, particularly a PET CT scan, by a skilled and competent doctor is important.

As there are various approaches to treating cancer, there are also various hospitals in China doing cryosurgery. Thus, one must do an extensive research on which treatment and which hospital can best cater to our sick loved one’s needs. In this age of modern technology, cancer patients, through early detection, do have the chance to survive or, at the very least, extend their lives. The decision is theirs to make.

Nanoknife Therapy Helped Indian Pancreatic Cancer Professor Survive.

--Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital Succeed again in Treating Pancreatic Cancer with NanoKnife Therapy

Recently, Prof. Pratibha, a pancreatic cancer patient from India, told the reporter with great excitement, “NanoKnife therapy made me able to walk normally again” after she underwent NanoKnife therapy on pancreatic cancer at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital.   

Several months ago, Prof. Pratibha was undergoing a life or death test. Back then, she looked totally different from the way she is now as she looks like a noble woman who is dignified, talkative, beautiful and smart now.

A photo of Prof. Pratibha Rajgopal (R 3), her family member and medical workers

Prof. Pratibha was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two months ago at local hospital due to discomfort in abdomen. Doctor told her family member that the chance of treatment was very low. The best chance would be about 10%. Prof. Pratibha was desperate to hear the news. She underwent one cycle of chemotherapy in local hospital, the side effects of which made her suffer a lot.

Her son, who is working in America, searched for the most renowned cancer hospital in the world online, hoping that his mother could be treated. After searching on the internet for a while, he located Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in China. Compared with other international cancer hospitals, he believed that the argon-helium cryosurgery, iodine seeds implantation therapy and NanoKnife therapy that FUDA has can deliver good curative effects for pancreatic cancer patients. Among all the therapies, the latest treatment NanoKnife therapy that FUDA has introduced delivers remarkable curative effects for pancreatic cancer, which has become widely recognized in the world. Moreover, the concept of coexisting with cancer proposed by Professor Xu Kecheng coincides with his view of cancer.

Prof. Pratibha was admitted into Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in the company of her sister and the other son on August 26, 2015. The medial team led by President NIu Lizhi arranged a series examinations for her on August 27. Diagnosis upon admission was Stage III T4N0M0 pancreatic cancer, II type diabetes and hypertension.

The patient together with her family members unanimously requested to receive NanoKnife therapy. In order to choose the best treatment for her, President Niu Lizhi and other experts, after discussion, decided to give her NanoKnife therapy combined with “3C+P” treatment mode. On August 28, she was given combined immunotherapy for cancer (CIC)--one therapy in the “3C+P” treatment mode--in order to improve her immunity. 

After her condition became stable, Chief President Xu Kecheng, President Niu Lizhi and other experts had a penal discussion about her further treatment, after which they decided to give her NanoKnife therapy. On August 31, the medical team led by Niu Lizhi performed NanoKnife therapy on pancreatic cancer for her. The procedure went smoothly and the patient’s postoperative recovery was great. On September 12, Prof. Pratibha was discharged and went back to India.

Prof. Pratibha said, “coming to Fuda Cancer Hospital for treatment is the best decision that i have ever made in my life and has also given me the opportunity to better know about Chinese doctors, especially such excellent medical experts as Chief President Xu Kecheng and President Niu Lizhi. Under their leadership, medical workers at Fuda have developed a harmonious relationship with patients. During my hospitalization, i am deeply touched by the comprehensive treatment i have received and also the careful nursing delivered by nurses. Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital has proven itself to be an international specialized cancer hospital.”

Three months ago, Fuda Cancer Hospital became the first to have introduced NanoKnife therapy (Irreversible Electroporation) in Mainland of China. Medical workers at Fuda have successfully performed NanoKnife therapy for over 40 pancreatic cancer and liver cancer patients, after which the curative effect was remarkable.