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.

Clemencia Aguinaldo from Philippine with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

On December 12, 2015, Ms. Clemencia from Philippine looks great in the khaki’s woolen coat. Before she was discharged, she and her daughter shook hands with Dr. Niu Lizhi, president of Fuda Cancer Hospital in farewell. She said gratefully, “I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Niu, without whom I might be still tortured by cancer...” Liu Hongyun, head of the nursing group of third ward found it even harder to say goodbye to them. She embraced them tightly and sent her best wishes. The scene was really moving.

A photo of the patient (in the middle) and medical workers

Clemencia is 69 years old this year. She told the reporter that she had always been in good health until July 2010 when she found a mass in the right lower neck. She received examination at a local hospital and was found to have right undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Her condition showed no remission after operation and daily treatment. Later on, a fellow townsman told her that Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in China has been delivering good therapeutic effects for patients and many people have sought treatment over there. Clemecia decided to give it a try for fear that her condition would aggravate.

In September 2010, she headed for Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital with her daughter. She was surprised to learn that medical workers at FUDA should have arranged airport pick-up service for them. Clemecia said, “FUDA has been very considerate in taking care of foreign patients.”

With the assistance of medical workers at FUDA, Clemencia went through admission formalities in no time. Patient completed relevant examinations after admission. The admitting diagnosis was “multiple solid masses are detected in right neck, which were considered to be enlarged lymph nodes; nasopharyngeal carcinoma with lymph node metastases in right neck; right thyroid nodule.” The expert medical team led by Dr. Niu Lizhi discussed and finalized the treatment plan as argon-helium cryosurgery for her on the basis of the examination result.

Dr. Niu Lizhi introduced that Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital became the first hospital in mainland China to have introduced argon-helium cryosurgery since its initiation in 2001. The biggest advantages of argon-helium cryosurgery lie in its complete destruction of tumor, prevention of tumor metastases, painless treatment process and exemption of body trauma.

Clemencia showed great satisfaction to the treatment plan and her willingness to cooperate with treatment.

On September 15, 2010, Clemencia underwent argon-helium cryosurgery at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. She felt much better after the procedure. She also underwent two cycles of interventional chemotherapy on October 12 and November 1 respectively. She showed improved condition and was discharged.

Later, Clemencia underwent another three cycles of interventional chemotherapy at Fuda Cancer Hospital on December 2010, January 2011, and February 2011 respectively.

After she went back to Philippine, Clemencia received many times of examinations at local hospital and no evidence of tumor recurrence was ever found. Some of her friends were so surprised to see her in such good condition, saying, “You look so energetic and doesn’t look like a cancer patient at all”. Clemecia was really glad to hear that. She said her condition has improved significantly and she is totally fit after treatment at Fuda Cancer Hospital.

In December 2015, Clemencia come back to FUDA once again for re-examination and DC-CIK immunotherapy. She told the reporter that she now has good quality of sleep and good spirit every day. And she has resumed her living habit before she got sick. She takes a walk every day as walking is her favorite sport. She once again expressed her thanks to medical workers at FUDA for helping her regain a healthy life.

A photo of (from left to right) the patient’s daughter, the patient, Liu Hongyun, head of the nursing group of third ward, the patient’s husband (during hospitalization)

A photo of (from left to right) the patient, patient’s daughter, Liu Hongyun, head of the nursing group of third ward on December 12, 2015

A photo of (from Left to right) the patient, patient’s daughter, Liu Hongyun, head of nursing group of third ward on December 12, 2015

TIPS：

Cryosurgical Ablation (CSA)

As a new treatment for cancer, cryosurgery has been approved by the United States FDA (Food and Drug Administration in 1998 and China FDA in 1999 respectively. China has been taking a lead in the world both in terms of cryosurgery cases and treated types of cancer. Since the introduction of cryosurgery in 2000, Fuda Cancer Hospital has carried out 5,000 cases of cryosurgery for 34 types of cancer, taking a leading position both at home and abroad.

Principle

Cryosurgery is an important ablation technique for tumors. The fundamental principle of cryosurgery is as follows. The temperature of cancerous tissue falls to below -160℃rapidly and then raises to normal temperature. The process can lead to dehydration and rupture of cancer cells or destruction of small tumor blood vessels that would lead to tumor cell death. Dead cancerous tissues in situ after cryosurgery can elicits an immunologic reaction as antigens; cancer cells after cryosurgery are more sensitive to chemotherapy or cryosurgery, hence the effectiveness of chemotherapy or radiotherapy is enhanced.

Cryosurgery can be carried out during open surgery, under the guidance of endoscopy or through percutaneous puncture, among percutaneous cryosurgery is most commonly used.

Advantages

1. Cryosurgery is a localized medical procedure. It can be used as the sole means of cancer treatment or it can be combined with other conventional treatment techniques such as surgical operation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy.

2. Combining cryosurgery with excision can be advantageous since freezing the tumor before excision minimizes the risk of spreading the cancerous cells during excision.

3. In addition to sparing healthy tissue, cryosurgery is advantageous because it is not dose-limited can be repeated as necessary in order to destroy all cancerous tissue.

4. In situations where the tumor is not removed after freezing, especially percutaneous cryosurgery, operative blood loss is small and post-surgical discomfort is minimized.

5. Cryoprobes are relatively small (generally in the range of 24 mm in diameter) and therefore they may be used in minimally invasive surgical procedures.

6. There are no major side effects which are commonly found in chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

7. Cryosurgery is adaptable for treatment of tumor close to large vessel which cannot be removed by operation.

8. Cryosurgery can treat small as well as large tumors, and solitary as well as multiple tumors.

9. Cryosurgery not only destroys neoplasms locally, but it also elicits an immunologic reaction (cryoimmunologic reaction) against cancer.

10. It produces a synergy effect to combine cryosurgery with radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

11. There is evidence that the recurrence rate of cancer after cryosurgery is lower than that of operation.

Indications:

Nearly all parenchymal cancers are prime candidates for cryoablation. They include liver cancer, ling cancer, kidney cancer, ovarian cancer, pharyngeal cancer, testicular cancer, uterine tumor, vaginal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, sarcoma and other benign or malignant lesions of bone, prostate cancer, skin cancer and melanoma, head and neck cancer and soft tissue tumor of various kinds and etc. In addition, cryosurgery can be an effective treatment for retinoblastoma, skin basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinomas, actinic keratosis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

Mr. Prinalani from India with Colon Cancer

A colon cancer patient’s ulcerated skin has fully recovered after over two weeks’ treatment at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. His family member repeatedly said the speed of recovery is really unbelievable. 

The patient’s son during the interview

The 75-year-old Indian Prinalani has been a resident in Hong Kong. In December 19, the author met with Prinalani. Wearing light blue hospital gown, he is lying in bed with a smile on his face. Whenever the nurses came to do nursing care, he would repeatedly say, “thank you.” 

Prinalani’s son told the author that his father is getting better. The ulcerated skin has fully recovered and his state of mind is also becoming more positive. It is hard to believe that the patient has ulcerated skin with errhysis and exudation and unpleasant smell was giving out from his body when the patient was just admitted into the hospital. As the patient has worn diapers for a long time, the skin in buttock and hip has ulcerated. The nurse has to change the bed linen several times a day due to the large amount of exudation.

The head nurse in fifth floor said, “for the first two days of his hospitalization, Prinalani refused to have shower in the bathroom. He said his legs were too weak and painful to stand up. What he wanted was just a scrub in bed. In order to encourage the patient to be cooperative with treatment and enhance his trust in medical workers, all medical workers at 5th ward had a meeting, discussing how to move the patient with their patience and consideration.”

On the third day after his hospitalization, the head nurse led several nurses to his room. They explained to him that he should have a shower to keep his body clean; otherwise, the skin ulcer will not alleviate; it will also cause infection and ulcerated skin all over. Hence, his condition will be getting worse and worse. After repeated explanation, Prinalani finally understood the severity of the problem and agreed to have shower in the bathroom. 

At the first time when he had shower, four nurses and Prinalani’s son transferred the patient from bed to wheelchair and then to the bathroom. It took the nurses almost one hour to help the patient with brushing teeth and washing the face and having a shower, which were seemingly very simple things for common people. Each time after the patient had a shower, the nurses would be wet all over and have sweat oozing from his face.

When nurses came to help the patient with showering, they would always took a basin of hot water. As the patient has feet edema and was bedridden for a long time, soaking the feet in hot water could relax the muscles and promote blood circulation. Every morning, the nurse would change the air bed, bed sheet and help Prinalani put on clean clothes, then apply boric acid and colostomy powder alternatively on the skin. The nurses would also help him turn over, rinse the mouth and do skin care every two hours. With the considerate care of medical workers, no the ulcerated kin has fully recovered; the rashes also disappear; the terrible smell is also no more existing. He feels better by each passing sat and is more cooperate with the treatment.

Before, Prinalani’s family was very concerned about him as his physical condition was very bad. They regarded Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital as the last resort. Seeing that Prinalani’s condition is getting better, his son said emotionally, “I have no idea whether my father will be fully recovered or not but what I see is that my father’s is getting better both physically and mentally. All of these should give credit to the medical workers at Fuda who have given him encouragement and confidence.”

Actually, Prinalani’s son did not trust the medical technology that Fuda has at the beginning. His father has underwent surgery and other treatments in Hong Kong but the curative treatment is not obvious. He did not believe a private hospital in Guangzhou could do anything better. “As his skin problem was getting worse, my father felt very bad. A friend of mine recommend that we can have a try in Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, but I had some concerns about the medical skill, environment and language barriers of the hospital. My whole family was also in doubt that whether Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital can really solve the problem that hospital in Hong Kong can do nothing about. ” 

“Why did you choose Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in the end?” 

“As my father’s condition was getting worse, he needed to receive treatment as soon as possible. I consulted the consultant of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital on the Internet. The consultant replied me soon. She asked me about my father’s condition in detail and also sent me the book Follow Me to Fight Against Cancer written by Prof. Xu Kecheng, the Chief President of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. From the book, I learned that Prof. Xu is also a cancer patient. After I read through the book, I trust the hospital all the more and then decided to bring my father to the hospital for treatment.” said Prinalani’s son.
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“I would like to express my appreciation to medical workers at Fuda Cancer Hospital for their considerate care, without which my father would not have recovered so fast. Our initial doubts have been swept away. The environment here is nice. I do not have difficulty communicating with medical workers here. Doctors and nurses have very strong executive capability. Now, my father has full confidence in treatment and that really makes me feel relieved. All of these should give credits to FUDA.”
  

A photo of Mr. Prinalani, his son and nurses of the 5th ward.

The Story of Zhang Jinmei and her mother

Zhang Jinmei and her mother, two liver cancer survivors from Vietnam, returned to Fuda Cancer Hospital for re-examination together. In the morning of May 13, 2016, they expressed their appreciation to medical staffs at Fuda Cancer Hospitaln before their discharge.

Four out of the eight family members have been diagnosed with liver cancer

Hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis C virus infection can significantly increase the incidence of liver cancer. Vietnam is one of the countries with high incidence of hepatitis. Vietnamese media reported that the number of hepatitis B virus carriers account for more than 10% of the national population and the number of hepatitis C virus carriers account for 0.4%-4.1% of the national population.

Zhang Jinmei, 46 years old, is from Ho Chi Minh City. She was born in a family with a medical history of hepatitis B. In the past few years, four out of the eight family members have been diagnosed with liver cancer. Her fourth brother passed away not long after his advanced liver cancer diagnosis. Her elder brother is receiving treatment in Europe and is currently in stable condition. In June 2012, Zhang Jinmei was found to have primary hepatic carcinoma during her physical examination at a local hospital. From July 2012 to January 2014, she underwent three cycles of TACE (transcatheter arterial chemoembolization) at a local hospital. However, the tumor did not shrink instead it grew bigger. Her doctor in Vietnam suggested her to do operation but she refused.

In order to seek more appropriate treatment methods, Zhang Jinmei’s elder sister found on the Internet that Fuda Cancer Hospital offers minimally invasive treatments for cancer, which have attracted patients from dozens of countries.

On May 9, 2014, Zhang Jinmei was admitted into Fuda Cancer Hospital. After completed relevant examinations, she underwent interventional chemotherapy and brachytherapy. The procedures went smoothly.

The mother and daughter both choose Fuda Cancer Hospital for cancer treatment

On May 26, 2014, Zhang Jinmei came to Guangzhou again with her 74-year-old mom who was also suffering from liver cancer.

Zhang Jinmei recalled, “After my liver cancer diagnosis in 2012, my mom was also diagnosed with liver cancer several months later. My mom has undergone various treatments at a local hospital but none of them showed good therapeutic effect. That’s why my brother and I suggested her to do treatment here.”

Zhang Jinmei’s mom said, “To be honest, I took a skeptical attitude towards the treatments offered here upon my admission. But soon, I found that my worries are really unnecessary. My doctors are very experienced and made the treatment plan for me after I completed relevant examinations. ”

On May 29, 2014, Zhang Jinmei’s mother underwent argon-helium cryosurgery. The procedure went smoothly and her cancer showed remission.

In May 2014, Zhang Jinmei was found to have lung metastases during her re-examination in Vietnam. Then, she made another trip to Fuda Cancer Hospital. Zhang Jinmei underwent three times of cryosurgery on liver tumors and one time of cryosurgery on left lung tumor from August 2014 to June 2015. She has had good postoperative recovery.

On May 9, 2015, Zhang Jinmei and her mother returned to Fuda Cancer Hospital for re-examination. The examination result of Ms. Zhang’s mother showed no tumor recurrence while hers showed residual active lesions in the left lower lung. Then, Zhang Jinmie received another cycle of cryosurgery.

To give a thumb-up to the doctors for their patience, care and sincerity

“I would like to thank chief physician Wang Jiannan, attending doctor Zhou Zhanchun, resident doctor Zhu Song, and resident doctor Lin Yuguo for answering our questions patiently. We are also very touched that Chief president Xu Kecheng also took time off from his busy schedule to visit us.”

“It’s been very difficult for my family in the past two years. All my families are hepatitis B virus carriers. My elder son and youngest daughter are both suffering from liver cancer and my fourth son also died of liver cancer. But now we are fortunate to have the encouragement from the medical staffs at FUDA, who always cheer us up whenever they saw us. I feel that I’m not only a cancer patient but also a family member of theirs. They can understand our sense of helplessness and make us feel the warmth from families.” Ms. Zhang’s mother said.


Infection of hepatitis B virus increases the risk of getting liver cancer

Li Jiangliang, director of Cancer Prevention and Rehabilitation Center of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital noted malignant cancer is a major killer in the world while liver cancer is also a major disease that is posing threat to people’s life in China. In the fight against liver cancer, the premise of treatment is prevention, which could minimize the occurrence rate of liver cancer, and improve the early diagnostic rate of liver cancer,, improve the curative effect of cancer treatment and prolong the lifespan of the nationals.

Notably, infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus will significantly increase the occurrence of liver cancer. The risk of getting liver cancer among hepatitis B virus carriers is 15 to 20 times higher than that among healthy people. Therefore, proper use of hepatitis B vaccine is an effective means to lower the risk of getting liver cancer. Not only baby child should receive hepatitis B vaccine injection but also adults who haven’t received the injection or who have received the injection but showed hepatitis B antibody negative. Apart from hepatitis B vaccine injection, other routes of transmission should also be severed, including receiving injection, acupuncture or oral treatment in unregulated medical institutions.

Expert profile:

Dr. Li Jiangliang was graduated from Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University in 1999. He obtained his master degree of medical immunology at Institute of Virology, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2005. He obtained his Doctoral Degree of Molecular Chemistry and Molecular Biology at Peking Union Medical College. Served as a research assistant at the Medical School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2010, he currently serves as the director of Cancer Prevention and Rehabilitation Center of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital.

On Father's Day, he cooked breakfast for his father

It is often said father’s love is as tall and majestic as a mountain and as wide and deep as ocean. Father is accustomed to spend all his life to support his children in a quiet way.

Last Sunday is Father's Day. Children expressed their love for their father in various ways, having dinner and enjoying the scenery with their father…Mr. Yu, 40, expressed his love for his father in his own way. He cooked breakfast for his father on the special day.

Mr. Yu is a fire protection engineer. He lived away from his parents ever since he got married. His family and busy work have gradually drifted him away from his parents. It was until March 2016 when his father was diagnosed with liver cancer did he realized that he neglected his parents. Recently, his father has been receiving treatment in Fuda Cancer Hospital. His father underwent operation on June 17, 2016 and was transferred from ICU to his ward on the next day. As father’s day was approaching, Mr. Yu was considering showing his love to his father in a special way.

In the morning of June 18, Mr. Yu, who seldom cooks, decided to cook a breakfast for his father. Considering that his father was not having good appetite after the operation, he decided to cook porridge fruit salad as breakfast for his father.

He carefully selected several kinds of fruits, including his father’s favorite orange and grapes and then he bought rice and salad dressing in the supermarket. After purchased all food ingredients, he started preparing breakfast in the self-service kitchen at the hospital.

With the porridge cooking in the pot, Mr. Yu started to prepare the salad. Soon, a side dish of salad was done. Mr. Yu seemed to be a little bit nervous to cook breakfast for his father for the first time. As his father was eating the porridge, Mr. Yu started to shell an egg. He immediately helped his father clean with a piece of tissue at the sight of food debris at the corner of his mouth. The simple gesture was a pure display of love. Then, he passed his father the salad. Seeing his father eaten up all the food he prepared, Mr. YU was very happy. 

Mr. Yu said his father was a senior engineer engaged in water supply and drainage and also a big fan of basketball and badminton. In March 4, 2016, his 68-year-old father did examinations at a local hospital due to discomfort in neck and was found to have metastases in cervical vertebrae 5 and cervical vertebrae 6. On March 9, he underwent metastasectomy of cervical vertebrae 5 and cervical vertebrae 6. Postoperative CT scan showed multiple tumors in liver. To seek further treatment, Mr. Yu came to Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou with his father. His father’s condition gradually improved after underwent NanoKnife and cryosurgery on liver tumors. The thing he felt the most after his father’s cancer diagnosis is that children might neglect their parents, especially after getting married and what we should do is to spend more time with our parents as much as possible.

The father was delighted with the breakfast and care delivered by his son. He said, “My son is really nice. He has been paying my medical bill from the very beginning and I’m even more surprised that he cooked breakfast for me.”

Mr. Yu said behind the camera, “Dad, we will always be with you on the journey of fighting against cancer. We hope you can recover as soon as possible as we still have a promising future to look forward to.”

Mota and Mata's story

In 2009, a pair of sisters from America came to Fuda Cancer Hospital. They were diagnosed with breast cancer almost at the same time and both requested to receive breast-conserving treatment. They came to FUDA and received percutaneous cryoablation, which has achieved good treatment results. Later they came to our hospital for checkups. In 2013, doctors from FUDA paid them a follow-up visit in New York, America. They have been leading a happy life.

 President Xu Kecheng  and American breast cancer sisters

Treatment experience

Researches on follow-up visits to patients by several cancer centers showed that there is no obvious difference in total survival rate between patients received radical mastectomy, breast tumor resection and patients received breast tumor resection together with radiotherapy. Given this, doctors tend to adopt conservative methods in treating breast cancer. Cryoablation is most suitable to the following cases: patients with small and isolated invasive breast cancer; patient whose tumor is smaller than 15 mm with low density and clear dividing line on a mammogram and a visible posterior wall at ultrasonography; patients with small breast tumor which is unsuitable to or intolerant of surgery or chemotherapy.

As initial treatment to small breast cancer, cryoablation has advantages as follows: 
1. The curative effect of cryoablation can be compared with that of tumor resection;
2. Patient is tolerant of cryoablation, which inflicts no pain and requires no anesthesia (or just local anesthesia ); 
3. The procedure is simple, which can be compared to CT-guided biospsy; 
4. It leaves no scar and preserves the integrity of breast appearance. It doesn’t hurt skin even if tumor is close to it;
5. It is evidenced that cryoablation can induce anti-tumor immune reaction, which is evidently beneficial to the prevention of tumor recurrence. 

Cryoablation is becoming an important way for breast cancer treatment. With regard to early stage small breast tumor, percutaneous cryoablation can achieve similar curative effect as tumor resection. As a minimally invasive treatment, cryoablation does not affect breast appearance, which is superior to the latter.

The reason why the pair of sisters came all the way to Fuda Cancer Hospital was that they wanted to receive cryoablation. They also achieved ideal curative effectat FUDA.

Judy Ann Ellison’s story Renal Cancer-America

In 2012, two sisters from Phoenix of United States presented to Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. The younger sister suffered from renal cancer. Two years ago, before she came to Fuda, she underwent surgical resection. Unfortunately, her tumor recurred after one year. A head-size tumor appeared on the right abdomen. She received radiotherapy, chemotherapy and molecular targeted therapy, but failed to have good treatment effects. Her doctors regretted to tell her that they cannot do any treatments for her. The sisters cannot be resigned to the bad fact, so they came to Fuda Cancer Hospital, where the younger sister underwent cryosurgery- assisted surgery. 

When the abdominal cavity was open, a large tumor was exposed on the right side. Firstly 80% of the tumor was removed through surgery, and the residual tumor was cryo-ablated. Professor Xu Kecheng also stayed in the operation room to guide surgery from the beginning to the end. When walking out of the operating room, he met the elder sister who was waiting for her younger sister at the door. After the elder sister looked at photos taken by camera of the phone, she immediately burst into tears, jumping and shouting, "China, Thank you". She held Professor Xu tight with her arms, repeating "Thank you". President Xu was also moved to tears. What a great family affection!

Before discharging from hospital, the two sisters took photo with Professor Xu.

Treatment Experience

This is a patient with recurrent renal cancer, huge abdominal tumor, which cannot be cleared through traditional therapy. However, this huge tumor was almost removed by cryoablation-assisted surgery.

Similar to prostate, kidney is an appropriate target organ for cryotherapy for the following reasons: ① generally kidney cancerdistributes in unilateral kidney, which can easily be found under the laparoscopy; ② Utrasound, CT or MRI can clearly show renal cancer, thus it is suitable for percutaneous cryoablation; ③ the pathogenesis of kidney canceris closely related to body immunity, and cryoablation can stimulate anti-tumor immunity.

The indications of cryotherapy for kidney cancermainly include peripheral or intracortical renal tumors, isolated renal tumor that is less than 4cm; relative indications include central kidney canceror intrarenal cancer (close to central blood vessels and / or collecting duct), kidney cancerthat is near renal pelvis and kidney cancerthat is larger than 4cm.

Compared with surgery or laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, cryoablation for small renal tumors enjoys the advantage of short treatment time and fewer complications; compared with radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation have the advantage of less analgetics and anesthetics and complete tissue necrosis. Therefore, cryosurgery may be preferred minimally invasive therapy for small renal tumors.

For progressive kidney cancer, the main purpose of cryosurgery is to reduce the tumor load to create conditions for other treatments. Judy suffered from progressive kidney cancer, it was cryoablation-assisted surgery that successfully removed her recurrent tumor.

In 2007, it was reported that 12 patients with locally progressive kidney cancer were treated through cryoablation-assisted surgery or percutaneous cryosurgery in Fuda Cancer Hospital.  Among these 12 cases, there were 8 male patients and 4 female patients, age from 21 to 87 years old, with a median age of 57 years old. Only one case that was received initial treatment, the other cases have received surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy and immunotherapy but tumor recurred. There were three cases of cryoablation-assisted surgery and nine cases of percutaneous cryosurgery. Results: The tumor shrank more than 60% to 90%, 7 patients had survived 5 to 29 months. 

There was one case that has survived for 49 months whose cancer type was T3N0M0. After percutaneous cryosurgery, his tumor shrank more than 90%. After 4-year medical checkups, there is not more evidence for tumor. 3 cases who received cryoablation-assisted surgery were all dead, the survival time were respectively 18, 28 and 7 months, and the causes of death were pulmonary metastasis associated with infection, systemic failure and renal failure. 2 patients who underwent percutaneous cryosurgery died of lung metastasis and systemic metastasis after 12 and 7 months.

Giglia’s story Stomach Cancer- Australia

On June 10, 2010, when Professor Xu Kecheng was on a visit to the United States, he received an email forwarded from his secretary. It was from an Australian patient’s grandson Ciccotosto from Ward 7, said, "Dear Professor Xu, you are very friendly to my family and me...... I think this time you must be very happy in America. ...... I would like to ask you whether I could work as a doctor in your hospital and learn from your good hospital from now on. I will work hard and study hard in your hospital.......“This was an email from a 9-year-old laddish boy, President Xu became excited after reading this letter, said “what we have done surprisingly touched a child!”

The child’s grandfather is Giglia who lives in Perth, one city of the west coast of Australia, from which there are two Nobel Prize winners in gastroenterology, that is, Marshall and Warren. Helicobacter pylori they find brings a revolutionary change in gastric illness treatment and a new concept of the incidence of gastric cancer as well. Mr. Giglia suffered from gastric cancer, upon diagnosis, he had lost the chance to receive surgical resection and chemotherapy failed to control the disease. At that time, he was already 81 years old. He is a restaurant owner, who has three daughters and one son. In September 2009, accompanied by his two daughters and grandson, he came to China for the first time and presented to Fuda Cancer Hospital. 

At that time, his condition was quite severe. He experienced repeated haematemesis. After receiving treatments, his disease was been controlled. After discharging from hospital, he did ​​several follow-up reexaminations in Australia, which demonstrated that most of primary tumor and lymph node metastases had disappeared. The whole family was thrilled, so the grandfather came back to hospital for consolidation treatment. During the treatment break, they visited scenic spots and historic sites in Guangzhou, and enjoyed Guangzhou cuisine. 

The old gentleman said, “My grandson is quite smart, when learning that I am getting better day by day, he conceives an idea of “studying medicine” in China. “ In June 26 of 2010, the old gentleman discharged from hospital, President Xu encountered them in the lobby. The little boy took Prof. Xu by the hand and asked Prof. Xu to promise him to study medicine in Fuda Hospital when he grew up.

In recent years, the little boy Ciccotosto have kept contacted with Prof. Xu, updating his grandfather’s condition. In November 2013, he asked one patient to bring Prof. Xu a letter, saying that his grandpa missed Prof. Xu and doctors and nurses.

Giglia G
gastric cancer 

Giglia G is an 81-year-old male gastric cancer patient. In September 2009, he presented to Fuda Cancer Hospital because of repeated hematemesis. Endoscopic examination showed diffuse hemorrhage and erosion below gastric cardia, uneven surface and irregular nodules. Biopsy showed that it was poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. CT and endoscopic ultrasonography demonstrated perigastric multiple lymph node enlargement. After he received vascular interventional therapy, photodynamic therapy under endoscope, and combined immunotherapy, hematemesis stopped. Follow-up endoscopy displayed the condition of diffuse hemorrhage and erosion had been significantly improved. Progression-free survival of the patient has been four and a half years.

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Treatment Experience of Giglia

For unresectable gastric cancer, especially elderly patients, those treatments with small trauma and fewer side effects should be taken not to "cure" cancer but "stabilize" cancer, seeking for "living with cancer" and long-term survival. Cancer is a kind of chronic disease, if patient can maintain a good immune function, cancer can stop progression. Under the premise of eliminating tumor or reducing "tumor load" (reduction in tumor volume), combined immunotherapy can help patients "peacefully co-exist" with cancer to achieve long-term survival.

A Danish Patient Shares Her Reasons for Choosing Cancer Treatment In China

On March 22nd, 2009; Malaysia's State Government Industrial Development Assistant, Datuk Chi Daud took a tour of Fuda Cancer Hospital. In the seventh ward, by coincidence, Mr. Daud engaged in lively conversation with Ms. LSS patients from Denmark.

Ms. LSS discussed with Mr. Daud that she currently suffers from ovarian cancer, the transfer of concurrent rectal cancer, and retroperitoneal lymph node metastases.  PET-CT showed multiple sites of tumor activity in the abdominal cavity.  In her personal quest for the best treatments, Ms. LSS had already sought help from 5 doctors in Denmark, and two more in the United States.  December 23, 2008, Ms. LSS made the decision to seek further treatment at Fuda Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou, China.

At Fuda, she received a combination approach to her treatment:

- cryosurgery - "removal of rectal cancer -" on the residual tumor

- Photodynamic therapy

- and 125 iodine seeds embedded into the lymph nodes.

January 28, 2009, Ms. LSS was discharged, so that she could go home to rest and recover.

On March 5, 2009, Ms. LSS returned to Fuda for follow-up. The good news: PET-CT showed no cancer activity in intra-abdominal.

Mr. Daud asked, "If a Malaysian has a friend with cancer, what is your proposal?"

Sharing her advice with Mr. Daud, Ms. LSS said, “If there are no treatments in Malaysia, by waiting with no hope, the end result is dying. Since there is an option, why don't we give it a try, at last there is a hope. That is the reason I came to Fuda. I am glad to come to Fuda. At least I know that I am getting better now. I have more power to survive”.

Mr. Daud speaking Ms. LSS

Mr. Daud, Ms. LSS, and Fuda medical staff

Dr. Kecheng Xu speaking about treatment plans

Ms. LSS pre-treatment PET/CT

Ms. LSS post-treatment PET/CT

Thor Jensen's story

Thorbjorn Jensen and Mother Jensen

In my first interview with 42-year-old Danish patient Mr. Thorbjorn Jensen, what struck me is how incredibly healthy he looked, as well as the great big smile that greeted me when I walked through the door. Sitting in one of the big comfortable chairs, Thorbjorn agreed to share his story, not only with me, but with all the patients that would come to Fuda after him. With his mother listening on the side, I asked the big question:

Why come to China?

"No other choices. My treatment at home didn't work and there just was nothing more that could be done in my country. They could only do chemo and radiation. I said now now, I have to take care of a little one, so I needed to keep looking for answers...I couldn't stop there."

How did you hear about Fuda?

"Well after I learned that I didn't have any more options at home, I got on the internet to research. When I was looking, Fuda Cancer Hospital was one of the first ones that came up. I did my research and I talked to former patients from Fuda. Speaking with former patients and hearing their stories helped me become more confident with the idea of going so far for treatment."

Were you nervous to come to China, because the culture, the language, and the food is so different?

"Oh, of course I was nervous! I wasn't sure if the doctors would be able to explain everything down to the little details. I had no idea of what would be waiting for me when I arrived, so that made me very nervous. Before coming here, I didn't even know that much about China. But, after I came here and I saw the hospital and talked to the doctors and nurses, I wasn't afraid anymore. Compared to the hospitals in Denmark, the feeling is very different. The room is more like a hotel room then a hospital room, and the doctors and nurses speak quite good English."

Thorbjorn emphasized his relationship with the doctors and nurses:

"The doctors and nurses here are smiling, so friendly and warm. You can chat and joke with them. In Denmark, the professional distance is quite large. Here, they are still professional, but the distance is less, so it helps to make me feel more comfortable. Even though I hate staying in hospitals, I can feel more at home here because of the relationship with the doctors and nurses."

As this was his second visit to Fuda, I asked how he was doing:

"I feel better. I definitely feel like I have more energy than before. Right now, the most active part of my cancer is dead and gone. I just hope that it stays dead."

A New Life…A New Beginning.

“God created us from nothing and He can certainly recreate us”. Thanks God, He gave me a new life, a new beginning.

I am Nestor Bonifacio, a 68-year old family man who miraculously survived the fierceness of cancer because of the healing power of the Lord, the love of my family and FUDA Cancer Hospital.

I have come to realize that HOPE, the desire to live and faith in God are essential to one's survival. My battle with cancer became a life-changing experience. However, I had to experience months of pain, suffering and isolation from my loved ones before I developed and realized all these. Let me walk you through my experience…

My nightmare started when I learned from my urologist two years ago (July of 2007) that I was inflicted with prostate cancer. At that time, my doctor did not reveal the stage of cancer to me. I continued to live life normally bearing the truth of my condition. I asked for a second opinion and the second urologist confirmed with me the reading of my first doctor but did not also mention the stage four status of my cancer. I only learned the stage of my cancer after the second oncologist came along with a more detailed evaluation and interpretation of my pathology tests, bone scan, and CT scan.

Now knowing my real situation, I had decided to already inform my family and it came as a shock to them because I had kept the secret pretty well. I told them not to worry and I proceeded with my everyday life, undergoing cancer treatments provided by my oncologist, which were mostly medications. However, one of my brothers, Domingo, did some research about cancers on his own. He came across FUDA Cancer Hospital, and decided to attend one of their seminars in Baguio City, Philippines  and met Dr. Kecheng Xu, chief president and owner of the hospital. Domingo shared my case with Dr. Xu and said that he can help me with their Novel Concept and Treatment of Cancer, which has had a high success rate. Immediately, my brother shared with me this information, but at that time I had a closed mind and thought that U.S.A. has the best technology in cancer treatment and the best possibility of a cure so there~s no need for me to go to China just to get my cancer treated. I believe U.S.A., which has spent billions of dollars in cancer research, was the leader in the world when it comes to cancer treatment and breakthroughs.

However, November of last year thru February 2009, my oncologist gave me more medications through the recommendations of an oncologist from UCSFH, one of the best cancer hospitals in the U.S.A. I then began experiencing the following:
a. Lack of sleep
b. Lack of appetite
c. Stresses, anxieties, depressions, paranoia
d. Not wanting to have visitors
e. Not wanting to speak on the phone
f. Not wanting to watch TV, listen to the radio and music, read newspapers, texts and emails
g. Lack of concentration and lost of memory
h. Severe leg pain and staying in bed nights and days with eyes closed most of the time.
i. Suicidal tendencies

Because my prostate cancer already metastasized to the bones, I experienced in March 2009 a hip fracture that I had to undergo a major operation. It was during this time, after 8 months of begging from my family, that my brother Domingo together with the rest of the family convinced me to go to China and try out FUDA Cancer Hospital. This was after Domingo found out that my oncologist does not plan to cure my cancer but to treat it because that was the only option they have at the Kaiser Hospital in California. They prescribed treatment but no cure. My oncologist said that the next stage of treatment would be radiation and chemotherapy, which are the conventional treatments for cancer but with a very low survival rate. My family encouraged me to go to China but I was still hesitant because of my belief in U.S.A.~s advanced technology and medical breakthroughs. This time despite my hesitancy, the family strongly pushed me to agree and left me no choice but to go to China.

Eventually, I agreed to go and chose to have an open mind. I said, “I would rather live for one year without pain than to live the next two years of my life with it.” On April 27, 2009, I was on a flight bound for the Philippines to get my visa and arrived in China on May 4, 2009.

When I arrived at FUDA hospital, the first thing I noticed was the fully-furnished room designated to me. It was like a condo unit and its good for accommodating the entire family. The next thing that brought my attention was the extra CARE of the top oncologists and the hospital staff for their patients, which was not present in my experience in the hospital in the U.S.A. At Fuda, they are always a beep away and ready to respond to my concerns, 24/7. I was often visited by the top doctors even the owners during my stay. I believe that was part of their entire Novel concept and cancer treatment package, which I believe was effective and very helpful to their patients.

Unlike in the U.S.A, FUDA Cancer Hospital prepared a concrete treatment and cure plan for me with an estimate of costs. They have combined modern technology with traditional Chinese medicines. It was a meeting of the East and the West.

The first thing they did was to take bloods tests, blood samples, PET/CT scans, and ultrasound. Their treatment plan included the following:

a. Cryosurgery – To freeze and kill the cancerous tumor in the prostate. This technology was developed in the US in 1998 but was not widely used. Fuda Hospital has the highest cryosurgeries performed in the world from year 2000 to date.

b. Brachytherapy _ 125 Iodine seeds implantation lethal to the tumor. Done during cryosurgery.

c. Combined Immunotherapy for Cancer – This is when they take 80 cc of blood and culture it to increase immunity function against cancer cell. FUDA is the only hospital in the world that does it.


Today, I feel fantastic. I experience no pain and I went back to my regular activities which I normally did before I got sick, such as working out, swimming, reading, watching TV, computer work, going to church, visiting relatives and more importantly, I am having a great time sharing my story and leading others by my example.

I feel very much well now and alive, ready to live a new life but with this new mission.

“To be a witness of the Healing Power of the Lord and Divine Love and be a living testimonial to others who are suffering from cancer specially for those who already lost HOPE”.