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1.2 million as the price of hope
"Xiao Liu, I heard that you used that 'anti-cancer miracle drug', what is the effect?" In the ward, Lao Zhang asked expectantly. A smile appeared on Xiao Liu's pale face: "Lao Zhang, let me tell you, this medicine is really amazing!"
My tumor indicators dropped quite a bit, and the doctors were stunned! When Lao Zhang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Looking at the hopeful eyes of my old friend, my heart was filled with deep worry.
As an oncologist, I know too well the true face of this "miracle drug". Can 1.2 million injections really "clear" cancer cells? I'm afraid, what awaits the patient, is an even more cruel truth...
A week ago, I saw a special patient. Xiao Li, 35 years old, advanced lung cancer. The moment I checked the medical records, my heart sank. Extremely high tumor burden, multiple bone metastases, and poor systemic status.
Conventional treatment regimens, I'm afraid it's hard to have a miraculous effect. Xiao Li's eyes were extremely firm. "Doctor, I'm not doing chemotherapy anymore. I want to use the 'anti-cancer miracle drug', I want to live! "
"'Anti-cancer miracle drug'?" I asked, surprised. Xiao Li took out a brochure from his bag, and his voice was excited: "This is my hope!"
According to the publicity, more than 200 patients have used it, and the tumor indicators have decreased by more than 80%, and some tumors have been 'cleared'! With just 1.2 million injections, I can get a new lease on life! "
I took the brochure and felt a chill in my heart. On the poster, the words "PD-1 antibody" are particularly dazzling. Theoretically, this is indeed the new star of tumor immunotherapy, which can effectively recognize and kill tumor cells by activating T cells.
Faced with the sky-high price of 1.2 million injections and the miraculous effect of the so-called "curing all cancers", I deeply questioned its efficacy.
"Xiao Li, as a doctor, I must remind you that the so-called 'anti-cancer miracle drug' currently has no clinical data to support its efficacy." I said earnestly. "With all due respect, the claims in the brochure are likely to be exaggerated and even deceive consumers.
Moreover, cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease, and the response of different patients is very different. It is not wise to one-sidedly place hopes on a certain 'miracle medicine'. "
In the face of the invasion of the disease, Xiao Li didn't seem to listen to any advice. "Doctor, I know you mean well. But I can't just wait to die! This may be my last chance, and I must take it! "
Looking at Xiao Li's resolute back, the uneasiness in my heart increased day by day. Can the price of 1.2 million injections really be exchanged for hope? I can't even imagine what kind of blow patients will suffer if the promise of a "miracle cure" is broken.
Cancer is a double game of physical and mental strength. The torment of the body has made the patient feel painful. Spiritual slackness will undoubtedly make matters worse and destroy the patient's belief in overcoming the disease.
A week later, when Li reappeared in my office, I could barely recognize him. In just a few days, he seemed to be ten years old. The eyes that were originally full of hope are now bloodshot and full of despair.
"Doctor, the 'miracle medicine'...... It's useless......" Xiao Li sat down in a chair with a choked voice. "Despite the injection of the 'miracle drug', my tumor indicators are still rising...... 1.2 million, all of them were ......"
I looked at Xiao Li in front of me distressedly, and I didn't know how to comfort me for a while. 1.2 million, what a huge number for an ordinary family! Just when the patient pressed all his hopes and possessions on the "miracle medicine", he was exchanged for a more ruthless reality.
Xiao Li's experience is by no means unique. In the outpatient clinic that followed, I received more and more patients who had tried the "miracle cure". Some of them went bankrupt, and some borrowed and went into debt, but without exception, they suffered the double blow brought by the "miracle drug".
The cancer control is ineffective, the economic burden is heavy, and the body and mind are devastated...... All kinds of tragedies have brought my suspicion of the "miracle drug" to a peak.
I am glad that there are many patients who have finally regained their confidence under my guidance. They understand that the fight against cancer requires science and reason.
Any drug that claims to be "curing all cancers" and "has miraculous curative effects" is worthy of high vigilance. Only by standardizing treatment, adapting measures to the conditions of the disease, grasping with both hands, and being firm with both hands, can we control the disease and improve the survival time.
As an oncologist, I am aware of my responsibilities. In the face of the temptation of "miracle medicine", we must take a clear stand, clarify the fallacy, and use a professional voice to point out the direction for patients. At the same time, we should actively advocate the concept of "treating cancer alone".
Surgery, chemoradiotherapy, targeting, immunology...... Only multidisciplinary comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, individualized and precise policies, can maximize the efficacy and minimize the toxic side effects. I firmly believe that as long as doctors and patients work together and work hand in hand, no matter how difficult the "cancer" bone is, it will eventually be overcome.
In today's outpatient clinic, another patient with illusions about "miracle medicine" came. However, this time, when I took Xiao Li's experience as a lesson and clarified the truth of the "miracle medicine", the patient burst into tears. "Thank you, doctor. You woke me up. I was on the verge of death. "
I am encouraged by the gratitude of the patients. Yes, only by letting patients understand that the "miracle drug" is by no means a panacea, and only by using science and humanity to awaken the light of hope in the hearts of patients can we take them out of the astray and sail to the other side of recovery. And the benevolence of the doctor shines in this rescue and ignition. This is the meaning and power of medicine.
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