One month later, the first hospital affiliated to the province, the third department of surgery.

Director Xu Jinlin, Director Guo Yuanhang, Director Zhu Huoyan, Chen Qi, and many doctors from the research team were all sitting in the conference room, all of them frowning.

There are numerous inspection reports on the table, and a half-written draft of the thesis has been written.

The reason why everyone gathered together was because I couldn’t continue writing the paper.

Other groups have made preliminary research results, but the cause investigation group has been unable to come up with a final conclusion, not even a possible conclusion.

Director Xu touched his chin and couldn't think of anything:

"Oh, this is really strange. After all the examinations, the tissues around this baby's lungs are normal. There is no invasion of surrounding organs. Even the visceral parietal pleura, chest wall tissue and mediastinal organs have no problems.<

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The lymphatic system, lymphatic vessels around the bronchi and pulmonary blood vessels were checked several times, and no other cancer cells were found. A full body examination was also done, and there were no traces of malignant tumors except for the lungs.

It’s really strange.”

Chen Qi joked: "Could it be that a cancerous girl fell from the sky?"

Dean Guo slapped Chen Qi on the head: "Be serious, this is a case discussion meeting, why don't you see so many teachers sitting there?"

Many doctors in the office chuckled.

Everyone already knows that this excessively young director of a grassroots hospital will be a graduate student in their department for the next three years. It stands to reason that Chen Qi will be called "teacher" by everyone.

Even though he is a full-time doctor and has a certain position, he is still the younger brother in front of the doctors in the First Affiliated Hospital of the Province, especially in front of Dean Guo.

Chen Qi rubbed his hair and said aggrievedly:

"This is really like falling from the sky, otherwise it would be difficult to explain. It is said that he was exposed to some pollutants or radioactive substances after he was born, but we have already visited the child's home and inspected it inside and outside, and also learned about the surrounding living conditions.

, this high-risk factor can be eliminated.

It is not easy for the family to have such a precious grandson. There is not a single smoker, and the kitchen where cooking is not in the same place as the bedroom, so the cause of air pollution can also be ruled out. What other high-risk factors are there? Chronic inflammation?
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But we also checked and found that there was no tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, etc. The only chylothorax was acquired one month after birth, so the bronchial epithelium metamorphoses into squamous epithelium during the chronic infection process, which eventually leads to cancer.

This argument is also untenable.

Another problem, which is more prominent among lung cancer patients, is the long-term lack of vitamin A, vitamin B, carotene and trace elements in the food. The problem is that the baby is only breastfed, and it does not involve incomplete nutrition."

As soon as Chen Qi's words came out, everyone in the office nodded.

The cause tracing team is the most complex and is led by Chen Qi.

Chen Qi led a group of junior doctors from the First Affiliated Hospital of the Province to examine the small patient inside and out, up and down, from head to toe.

All the tests that needed to be done were done, and all the methods that needed to be thought of were considered. Some of the tests were even repeated many times, but the result was still nothing, and a lot of money was spent.

Dean Guo was smoking, also puzzled:

"If the cause of neonatal lung cancer cannot be found, then this topic cannot be established at all. You don't even know the cause, how can you convince others? The paper is not authoritative, but one thing is for sure, lung cancer is impossible to miss.

Born without reason."

Chen Qi interrupted at this time:

"Currently, I think there are two possibilities. One is genetic factors, but this involves genetic testing. As far as I know, our country has not yet developed this technology. You can only go abroad for testing. The other is whether there is lung cancer.

Is it possible that it’s contagious?”

As soon as Chen Qi said these words, the office burst into laughter.

"How is it possible? How can lung cancer be contagious..."

"That's right, no matter whether it is domestic or foreign, there has never been a case of lung cancer that is contagious. This assumption is not valid..."

"Lung cancer is an abnormal proliferation of human tissue caused by mutations. It has nothing to do with pathogenic microorganisms and is not an infectious disease..."

"It would be terrible if cancer could be contagious, just like tuberculosis, then humanity would be doomed..."

Everyone in the office was talking a lot, and no one supported Chen Qi's hypothesis. Even Director Xu Jinxing, Teacher Li Baotian, and Dean Guo didn't agree.

Xu Jinxing thought Chen Qi was joking, but instead joked:

"Amazing, if we can prove that lung cancer is contagious, then we can win the Nobel Prize in Medicine, haha."

Chen Qi touched his nose and laughed a few times in embarrassment, but he felt a little resentful in his heart. Why should he reject this theory?

Didn't Hu Shi say that we should make bold assumptions and verify them carefully?

No results were discussed at the plenary meeting of the research group. When everyone was leaving the meeting, Director Xu stopped Chen Qi.

"Chen Qi, this small patient has spent more than 20,000 yuan this month. Even if our three hospitals bear part of it, it is not a small amount when it comes to the patient's family, and the hospital's issues are only so small.

, and it’s impossible to reimburse us without limit.”

In the 1980s, hospitals at every level, whether provincial, municipal, county, or even health center level, faced financial difficulties.

As the dean of the Fourth Academy, Chen Qi cannot give the green light to his own projects and occupy all the little scientific research funds.

Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing your parents, why don't you get scolded to death by the old employees in your unit?

Similarly, it is impossible for the People's Hospital and the First Provincial Hospital to reimburse unlimited expenses for a subject, especially since Chen Qi also wanted to do genetic testing and had to go abroad to do the testing.

Good guy, this is tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is simply not what the research team can afford.

Chen Qi was also a little embarrassed: "Have you spent so much?"

He was about to blurt out that he might bear part of the cost himself, but when he thought of how he was forced to donate by the people, he immediately rejected this decision.

But the money problem always needs to be solved.

Let’s put the subject aside for now. The main reason is that if the source of cancer cells in children is not clearly identified, it is 100% sure that the cancer will recur. Vietnam and China lack the necessary examination equipment, so they will not know that it has recurred.

When it comes to cancer, the key is early detection and early treatment. If you wait until the middle and late stages, it's just a dead horse and a living horse, which is of little significance.

When it comes to this, Chen Qi feels sorry for his child's father and the trust of his relatives.

Otherwise, whose child would be bold enough to let doctors do experiments and undergo a large number of examinations? The examination process is not fun in the playground, it is very painful.

"Director Xu, leave the money issue to me. I'll make a few calls to see if any silly foreigners are interested in this subject."

The first thing Chen Qi thought of was his sponsor, Japanese Nipro Medical Equipment Company.

The pharmaceutical giants are all big companies, and they sponsor quite a few doctors, tens or hundreds of thousands, which is just like a drop of rain to them. Maybe they can sponsor this neonatal lung cancer project like Ken Hashimoto did?
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Chen Qi wanted to contact the Japanese side, but the letter was too slow, and it would take two or three months to be sent abroad. It was unclear when sending a telegram, and the money was counted word by word, so the most he could do was send "My father is dead and he will come home soon."

So he decided to make an international long distance call.

In the 1980s, there was only one place to make international long distance calls, and that was the local post and telecommunications office.

The post and telecommunications office in the provincial capital is on Yan'an Road, not far from the First Affiliated Hospital, just a short walk away.

These days, the city of Xihu City is still relatively small, the roads are not wide, and the people coming and going are very dense. The spring clothes worn by pedestrians are obviously starting to be colorful, especially for girls, and all kinds of beautiful styles have come out.

Many fashionable girls also have perms, which are high and fluffy, making them look very fashionable.

However, Chen Qi doesn't like this hairstyle. He likes Lan Lijuan's style, a simple ponytail, which looks simple and clean.

Chen Qi put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked towards the post office while shopping, looking at beautiful women, and enjoying a rare moment of relaxation.

He knew that there would be long queues to make long-distance calls, but he did not expect that there would be so many people making international long-distance calls.

When he saw the long queue in front of the counter on the second floor, he was startled. He quickly ran to the counter to get a number, and then filled in the international long-distance number and the name of the person he needed to find.

Yes, you don’t need to dial the number yourself to make international long-distance calls these days, and the post and telecommunications office needs to review it before it can connect you.

Since there was a queue, he didn't know how long the caller in front of him would take, so Chen Qi took out the information in his bag and continued to study. As a result, the crowd suddenly became commotion.

On the counter not far away, two middle-aged men were fighting, and the people around them were also pointing.

This is quite rare in Xihu City, which values ​​a gentleman's words but not his actions.

"Look at the guy in the suit, his quality is really bad!~~"

"That's right, everyone is queuing up, but he's the only one special?"

"Oh~~oh~~beat someone to death, beat someone to death~~~~"

Not long after the fight, the security guards from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau rushed out and separated the two.

The middle-aged man in a suit was still swearing:

"You sixty-two, don't you even look at who your uncle is? What's the matter with your uncle jumping in line when something urgent happens? How shameless!"

As soon as these words came out, people nearby booed: "Is it still reasonable to jump in line?"

"It's just that the quality is so bad, why do you still want to make international long distance calls? It's embarrassing to us Chinese people!"

Another man in the fight wearing a wallet was not to be outdone:

"I don't care what kind of bug you are, but you can't get in front of me anyway. Either you go in line, or you don't even think about making phone calls today!"

After arguing and arguing, the two of them twisted together and started fighting again.

Chen Qi watched the free farce with great interest. When he saw that the two of them were separated and could no longer fight, he was ready to look down at his information again.
To be continued...