Chapter Eighteen: Searching for Leukemia Volunteers

  "Really!" Hearing Wang Zhi's response, Qian Senhu excitedly asked.

  "Of course, but it still depends on your performance. If you perform too poorly, I'll kick you out of the door. As my disciple, you can't let others laugh at you." Wang Zhi said with a light smile, his tone was calm, but the aura that couldn't be underestimated made Qian Senhu stunned for a moment, and he secretly admired: "It seems that this master of mine is indeed not simple."

  Qiansen Hu felt a sense of pride and accomplishment in his decision, and many years later, when he stood at the pinnacle of Chinese medicine, he still couldn't help but sigh with emotion when thinking about the move to apprentice under Wang Zhi. As Wang Zhi's reputation gradually spread, he also took on some disciples, but as the first disciple, Qiansen Hu naturally stood out from the crowd. Although his talent was not the best among his fellow disciples, he was still a standout among them.

  All these are afterwords, let's not mention them for now. Wang Zhi and Qian Senhuo spent the whole morning dealing with some more serious patients, and in the afternoon, they could be said to have nothing to do. As the current Wang Zhi is already a transcendent existence in the Central Hospital, he naturally doesn't need to go to work like usual. Feeling that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, Wang Zhi went to the hospital's critical care unit for a stroll.

  The intensive care unit of the central hospital is basically some terminal patients, including leukemia, late-stage cancer and late-stage liver cirrhosis, waiting for death.

  These days, Wang Zhi also studied some of the conditions of these diseases. For some not too severe late-stage cancer patients, there is still a certain chance of cure. However, for leukemia and late-stage patients with completely disseminated cancer cells, Wang Zhi was still at a loss.

  Although Wang Zhi's medical skills are superb, he doesn't have clinical experience with these diseases. This time, coming to Wang Zhi is also to see if he can find patients who are willing to let him treat them, and through medication and recovery conditions, make further adjustments and research.

  The person in charge of the intensive care unit was also a senior professor at the hospital, Yang Yiming, one of the four major leaders and director of internal medicine, who received Wang Zhi's phone call and rushed to the intensive care unit.

  As soon as Yang Yiming saw Wang Zhi from afar, he revealed a warm smile. He was also very curious about Wang Zhi, this medical newcomer with superb medical skills. After watching Wang Zhi treat Qi Lao that night, Yang Yiming had specifically studied the cases of some patients treated by Wang Zhi and was amazed at his medical skills. As a senior professor specializing in Western medicine, Yang Yiming had not expected Chinese medicine to have such incredible effects. Therefore, he also had some expectations for Wang Zhi's visit to the critical care unit this time.

  "Director Yang, I'm afraid it's a bit of an imposition for you to come here?" Wang Zhi walked up to Yang Yiming and said with a smile.

  "Haha, when did you learn to be polite to people? I heard that you weren't this polite in front of Old Zhou Boran. Why are you being so formal with me?" Yang Yiming said with a smile.

  "How is that possible? Your medical skills are superb, and I have a lot to learn from you. This time I came over also wanting to hear your insights?" Wang Zhi said politely, for Yang Yiming's research in Western medicine, Wang Zhi had always been very admiring of it, and there were many things he could learn from.

  "Haha, okay, stop flattering this old man. If you had said that when you first came to the hospital, I would have been a bit proud, but now, tsk, tsk, I'm really not worthy of it." Yang Yiming chuckled and pulled Wang Zhi's arm, saying: "Let's go take a look at the leukemia ward first."

  The city central hospital, as the largest public hospital in Jianghuai, receives a certain amount of government funding every year for world-class difficult diseases such as leukemia and late-stage cancer. Therefore, there are also many patients with leukemia in the central hospital, about twenty people, which is also a considerable proportion compared to the total number of leukemia patients in the city.

  When Wang Zhilai came, he also had a preliminary understanding of leukemia. Leukemia is actually a type of cancer, it is a malignant tumor of the hematopoietic system in the human body, characterized by a decrease in normal blood cell production and changes in the quality and quantity of peripheral white blood cells. Leukemic cells lose their ability to differentiate and mature further, stagnating at different stages of cell development. In the bone marrow and other hematopoietic organs, leukemic cells proliferate and accumulate, infiltrating other organs and tissues, while normal hematopoiesis is suppressed, clinically manifesting as anemia, bleeding, infection, and symptoms of organ infiltration.

  A famous proverb story, in "dread of illness and fear of doctors", it was said that the disease is in the skin and interstitial tissue, where the hot medicine pack (Tuina) can reach; in the muscles, where the needle stone (acupuncture) can reach; in the intestines and stomach, where the Huo Qi Tang (a traditional Chinese medicine decoction) can reach; but when it reaches the bone marrow, it belongs to the jurisdiction of the god of fate, and there is nothing that can be done.

  That is to say, once the disease has penetrated into the bone marrow, even Bian Que would be helpless. Leukemia, from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, is a disease that has penetrated into the bone marrow. As Bian Que's direct disciple, Wang Zhi's skills had long surpassed his master's, but when it came to this incurable disease that had been untreatable since ancient times, he was also temporarily at a loss.

  At this time, Wang Zhi also had to admire the Western medical treatment. As long as a matching bone marrow was found, these dying people would have a glimmer of hope, although the chances were slim. Since Western medicine had a way to save them, traditional Chinese medicine must also be able to do so. Although Wang Zhi didn't think that traditional Chinese medicine was necessarily better than Western medicine, as one of the top figures in traditional Chinese medicine, he was unwilling to admit defeat.

  Actually, when it comes to traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, it's not that the medical techniques of the West are Western medicine, and those of China are traditional Chinese medicine. To be accurate, Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are just two different systems of medical methods. Western medicine focuses on microscopic particles and high-tech research, while traditional Chinese medicine focuses on macroscopic yin-yang five elements mysticism.

  When he arrived at the leukemia ward, Wang Zhi saw that most of the patients here were young people, with the oldest being only twenty-seven or eight years old, and they were in their prime. However, they had to face death, which was a sad thing.

  "Professor Yang has arrived." Seeing Yang Yiming walk over, many patient family members gathered around, warmly greeting him.

  "Hmm, how's it going? No problems this time around?" Yang Yiming asked with a smile.

  "It's all good, but there is no suitable bone marrow, sooner or later it will still..." A patient's family member sighed, with a face full of despair.

  "Alas!" Yang Yiming also sighed and said to Wang Zhi, "Do you see? This is the sorrow of the leukemia ward. These patients are all young people, not like old men in their sixties who have lived a full life. These children are all in the prime of youth."

  Witnessing the scene before him, Wang Zhi also felt a sense of loss. As a doctor, especially one with exceptional medical skills, there is no greater sorrow than watching a patient slowly die in front of you, yet being unable to do anything about it.

  "Divine Doctor", he didn't know when people started calling him that, but at this moment, Wang Zhi felt unworthy of the title "Divine Doctor".

  "Professor Yang, ask them if anyone is willing to be my medical volunteer. I'm willing to give it a try, but I don't dare guarantee that I can cure them. However, I can assure you that even if I'm not capable of curing them, their condition won't have any unexpected impact." Waving away the feeling of loss in his mind, Wang Zhi took a deep breath and said to Yang Yiming. This was also the first time after Wang Zhi's medical skills had matured that he had such emotions, and the first time he didn't have confidence in treating a certain disease.

  "Alright, I think some of them will be willing to, after all, one more chance for them is also one more hope." Yang Yiming nodded lightly and said.

  Yang Yiming immediately introduced Wang Zhi to everyone, these patient families come and go from the hospital every day, they are very sensitive to the small news of the Central Hospital. When they heard that this young doctor in front of them was actually Dr. Wang of the Chinese Medicine Department who had been rumored outside recently, they were all shocked. Although they were surprised, they did not doubt him after all, Yang Yiming would not deceive them.

  Although everyone has heard of Wang Zhi's reputation, they are hesitant about his proposal. After all, who has ever heard that traditional Chinese medicine can cure leukemia? Finding a matching bone marrow is almost the only way to treat it. Even if Dr. Wang is very capable, can he find another method? Many experts and doctors from research institutes wouldn't dare say so.

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