The last terminal cancer patient who made an appointment through Ning'an Hospital also arrived at the central building in the morning.
Yu Zhiming checked it and found out very regretfully.
This patient's liver, which had become cancerous through blood metastasis, was in a terrible state.
This so-called hematogenous metastasis is a way for cancer to metastasize, that is, cancer cells enter the blood circulation and migrate to distant organs or tissues in the body along with the blood circulation.
The liver and lungs have abundant blood flow and are the two organs most likely to be affected by cancer hematogenous metastasis.
In addition to this hematogenous metastasis pathway, there are three other metastasis pathways for cancer.
Such as lymphatic metastasis.
That is, cancer cells enter the lymphatic circulation. Like blood circulation, lymphatic circulation also spreads throughout the body.
Through lymphatic circulation, cancer cells can also metastasize to distant organs or tissues in the body.
Another example is direct invasion and infiltration.
Tumor cells can directly invade adjacent organs or tissues, and in this way transfer to adjacent organs and parts to continue growing.
There is also implantation and metastasis. The most typical example of implantation and metastasis is gastric cancer. Gastric cancer cells fall off and implant into the abdominal cavity, where they grow to form metastases.
Among the various metastasis pathways of cancer, hematogenous metastasis is the most common, followed by lymphatic metastasis, and the least common is implantation metastasis.
Yu Zhiming found that among the five lobes of this patient's liver, four lobes had metastatic cancer of varying degrees.
Coupled with the patient's already severe liver cirrhosis, his liver surgery index was even much lower than that of the husband of the cancer-stricken couple in Ning'an Hospital.
Yu Zhiming truthfully informed the patient of his condition and made it clear that his cancer treatment plan was not suitable for the patient...
After Yu Zhiming sent the patient and his family members who were once again in despair away, he was blocked in the corridor by the head nurse Zhan Qi and pulled to an uninhabited and secluded area.
"Dr. Yu, I checked the corridor surveillance video and found that a male patient from ward 411 secretly went to ward 409."
Yu Zhiming snorted and said, "It would be much easier to handle as long as it's not a medical staff member of our center."
"Hey, how do you usually deal with this kind of thing?"
Zhan Qi blinked and said softly: "As the saying goes, one thing is worse than one thing less. Generally speaking, if patients in the same ward don't complain, they act secretly and don't go too far, so we just pretend not to notice."
"Of course, if this behavior has a greater impact on the patient's own treatment and recovery, the attending doctor will emphatically remind the patient of some taboos in the next day's medical instructions."
"Whether the patient listens or not is their business."
Yu Zhiming made a soft noise, separated from Zhan Qi, and returned to the main office. He was surprised to see Dr. Tang Jianxiong from the oncology department who had arrived at an unknown time and greeted him with excitement.
"Dr. Yu, we succeeded. We succeeded."
Dr. Tang handed a test report to Yu Zhiming and said happily: "This is the test and analysis data of the tumor markers of the patient surnamed Tang. It just came out today."
"The concentrations of several tumor markers have dropped below normal values. This means that all cancer cells in the patient's body have been eliminated."
Yu Zhiming looked at the test analysis report in his hand and glanced at the data marked with a marker pen.
Tumor markers are usually used as testing items for early screening of tumors. However, due to their low accuracy, they are generally used as auxiliary diagnosis of tumors in clinical practice.
However, doctors have found another very powerful role of tumor markers.
After a patient is diagnosed with a tumor, the concentration of tumor markers is used to monitor the efficacy of treatment and initially determine whether the tumor has recurred and metastasized.
Yu Zhiming read the gratifying data on the test report, and Dr. Tang's voice rang in his ears again.
"Dr. Yu, this test report proves that the cancer treatment plan you led is a truly feasible plan."
"Doctor Yu, you succeeded."
To be honest, Yu Zhiming was quite excited, but he was not so excited that he got carried away.
Because he understands that one test means nothing.
Yu Zhiming took a few deep breaths, calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Doctor Tang, this is indeed an exciting test report."
"Although this data has returned to normal levels, it does not mean that the patient's cancer cells are 100% eliminated."
"Even if the disease is completely eliminated at this time, it does not mean that the patient will not relapse in a few months, a year, or three years."
"Dr. Tang, this is a long and arduous task."
Dr. Tang also calmed down some of his excitement and said with a smile: "Doctor Yu, you are not as steady as a young man at all. It makes me, a person who has lived for decades, very ashamed."
"Indeed, our work has a long way to go, and we should not be too proud of this small piece of good news."
After a pause, Dr. Tang turned around and said, "Dr. Yu, late next month, the World Alliance Against Cancer will hold a medical seminar in Thailand."
"At that time, in addition to cancer experts from all over the world sharing and exchanging cancer treatment experiences, there will also be displays of the world's most advanced cancer treatment technologies, new anti-cancer drugs, etc."
"Doctor Yu, are you interested?"
"I received an invitation to attend the conference, and I can bring no more than two people with me."
this……
Yu Zhiming was indeed very moved.
If there are suitable anti-cancer technologies and new anti-cancer drugs, they can be added to his treatment plan.
Just the thought of taking a plane to go abroad, having a rest at night, and being busy at work...
Yu Zhiming sighed softly and said, "Dr. Tang, I probably don't have time to leave."
"Doctor Tang, just work hard to collect some information about the conference and tell us about it when you come back."
Doctor Tang nodded and said, "This is what I should do, but it's not hard work at all."
After a pause, he continued: "Dr. Yu, I am very much looking forward to having you stand on the podium at the World Anti-Cancer Congress in a few years and proudly announce the results of cancer treatment research."
Yu Zhiming laughed and said: "Dr. Tang, I also look forward to that day coming soon..."
When lunch time was approaching, Zhou Mo ran back.
"Where have you been? No one has been seen all morning?"
Zhou Mo said hey: "I went to the neonatal treatment center first and took a look at the child. His condition has stabilized a lot."
"Also, I assisted Yu Zhen in going through the hospitalization procedures for trauma surgery, and made an appointment for him with a responsible escort with a good reputation."
Yu Zhiming was a little curious and asked: "Escort?"
"Didn't his family come? After the operation, he will not be able to take care of himself for a while."
Zhou Mo shook his head and said: "Yu Zhen said that he didn't tell his family because he wanted to give them a big surprise after he recovered."
Yu Zhiming frowned and said, "Then who will sign his surgery notice? With such a long operation, there is still a possibility of accidental risks."
Zhou Mo chuckled: "Well, I will sign it for him as a friend."
Yu Zhiming laughed heartily.
"Zhou Mo, Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road. He is expressing his feelings to you in disguise."
Zhou Mo's expression dropped and he said seriously: "I've already told him, I just treat him as a respected senior."
"This time I agreed to sign for him. I reluctantly agreed after his constant requests."
"Who made me so kind-hearted and warm-hearted in the first place?"
Yu Zhiming made a light sound and walked towards the door.
"Let's go and have lunch..."
As soon as the two of them walked out of the central building, they met Wei Hao from the city bureau.
"Find me?"
Wei Hao hummed, and then took Yu Zhiming to a place sheltered from the wind where he was not afraid of eavesdropping.
"Here, your passport!"
Yu Zhiming took the passport handed over by the other party, looked through it, and found that it was really his own.
"I didn't remember to apply for a passport."
Yu Zhiming thought about something again and asked: "Hey, this time, you won't let me go abroad to help you with your project, right?"
Wei Hao suddenly said with a serious face: "On the contrary, Comrade Yu Zhiming, you are restricted from leaving the country."
"What do you mean?" Yu Zhiming was a little confused.
Seeing that Yu Zhiming was not frightened, Wei Hao chuckled and said, "Dr. Yu, your restrictions on leaving the country are two completely different concepts from others' restrictions on leaving the country."
"Those people are restricted from leaving the country because they are afraid of absconding. As for you, you are restricted because you are too important and a national treasure. You are restricted out of protection."
Wei Hao further explained: "The restriction is not a complete prohibition. If you need to go abroad, you should still apply for a visa as usual."
"It's just that the relevant departments will conduct a comprehensive verification and risk assessment on your application to go abroad."
"Only after we make sure you are not in danger will we approve it."
Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "Officer Wei, from what you said, it sounds like I will be kidnapped if I go abroad."
Wei Hao said seriously: "That's it."
"Last night, we received a report that someone wanted to trick you into going abroad in the name of a foreign medical seminar."
"We conducted an investigation overnight and found that the person had connections with foreign intelligence organizations."
Yu Zhiming was slightly startled and said, "Damn it, someone really wants to do something evil to me!"
He said nervously: "Hey, um, uh, this morning, Dr. Tang Jianxiong from the oncology department invited me to Thailand to attend the World Anti-Cancer Alliance Medical Seminar?"
Wei Hao said in a deep voice: "Doctor Tang Jianxiong? We will investigate whether there is any problem."
The next moment, he turned to say: "Dr. Yu, the psychiatrist you mentioned last time."
"We found out that before she returned to China, she was indeed a practicing psychological counselor at New York-Presbyterian Hospital."
"But regarding the murder of her father by his stepwife and son, we have not found any evidence that she was involved."
Yu Zhiming reminded: "A powerful psychiatrist can influence other people's thoughts and behaviors through psychological induction, suggestion, and hypnosis."
Wei Hao nodded and said: "We also know this, so we are still digging deep to find clues and evidence of her involvement..."
