Fuda Cancer Hospital
Cover of Living with Cancer written by Prof. Xu Kecheng
"Cancer originates in a gene mutation, so it's actually not an enemy from the outside," the doctor explained. "It's not like a bacteria or a virus that invades our body from the outside to produce a disease; it's a changing of our own cells."
If the cancer is identified early, then it has high chances of being eradicated from the body. But for many patients, the cancer has recurred or has already spread before its detection. In those cases, fighting it aggressively with chemotherapy and radiation is purposeless, Xu believes.
Cover of Living with Cancer written by Prof. Xu Kecheng
"Cancer originates in a gene mutation, so it's actually not an enemy from the outside," the doctor explained. "It's not like a bacteria or a virus that invades our body from the outside to produce a disease; it's a changing of our own cells."
If the cancer is identified early, then it has high chances of being eradicated from the body. But for many patients, the cancer has recurred or has already spread before its detection. In those cases, fighting it aggressively with chemotherapy and radiation is purposeless, Xu believes.